Monday, March 8, 2010

Just the stats Ma'm!

Here are the stats and pictures from the first leg - Lantana to St Augustine. Weather finally got a little warmer and we are enjoying some time off in St Augustine. We will give it a week to see if seasonable temperatures will return before taking off. The next leg to Mobile has a fair amount of camping and my Florida acclimated self is rebelling at camping with evening temperatures dipping down into the mid 30s!



WPB to Hobe Sound  (2/28/10)
37.6 miles; mean = 9.7 mph; max = 20.9 mph (love those bridges!); ride time = 3 hr 53 min
very cold but sunny - winds NW - strong gusts and steady at 25 to 30 mph

Hobe Sound to Fort Pierce (3/1/10)
43.7 miles; mean = 10.3 mph; max = 19.9 mph; ride time = 4 hrs 14 min
 little warmer - winds WSW with very strong westerly gusts

Fort Pierce to Melbourne (3/2/10)
53.8 miles; mean = 10.6 mph; max = 19.1 mph; ride time = 5 hr
cold, winds about 15 to 17 mph - NW


Melbourne to Titusville (3/3/10)
38.8 miles; mean = 9.3 mph; max = 17.3 mph; ride time 4 hrs 9 min
very cold! Lots of traffic in Melbourne - drivers with a bad attitude!
3/4/10 - rested in Titusville - saw the launch of a satellite!

Titusville to Port Orange (3/5/10)... bike week!

45.2 miles; mean = 9.8 mph; max = 21.2 mph; ride time 4 hrs, 36 min
coldest day yet - but winds calmed down, NW about 7 mph - lots of traffic - shared the road with many Harleys! No hotel rooms - Motel 8 was $250.00/night - we stayed in the no-tell motel...$125.00/night!

Port Orange to St. Augustine (3/6/10)
54.7 miles; mean = 9.3 mph; max = 15.2 mph; ride time 5 hrs 53 min
bit warmer, but very sunny - very low winds - best day yet. Nice ride and so we stopped more and took more pictures.




This one is for Brent - didn't pass an Ormand Beach welcome sign because we stayed on the back roads - but they have a nice library!
The way the world should be!








Feeling the warmth!

Ride on!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Congratulations for completing your first leg to St. Augustine. Loved George's profound questions about the nature of motorcyclists and Harleys!
I do have a suggestion for lightening your load -- get rid of the jeans! They are the worst for camping in cold conditions. Instead, use light weight nylon travel pants layered over long underwear (anything but cotton), which is also good for sleeping.
As a northwesterner used to camping in cold and wet, I know!
Enjoy your stay in St. Augustine, and then ride on!
Joanne

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