Staying on Course

Greetings from Alabama!

We left Florida behind today and tomorrow we turn our wheels north and set off for the Underground Railroad path which we will follow until Missouri.

We have also made adjustments to our own inner compasses to make sure we stayed on the path we originally chose. At the start, the stoker and I were in agreement that the main emphasis was on the trip - the journey, and not the destination.

In traveling through FL we forgot this objective and allowed our Type A personalities to drive us forward; often at a pace that allowed little time for exploring - or rest. The goal became speed or miles, which resulted in strained muscles (see the Stoker's blog). Of course we can explain - we have reasons. We wanted to get out of Florida... we wanted to make Shiloh by April 8... we didn't want to stop for the day at 2 pm. All valid reasons - but not in alignment with our objective for this trip.

So now we are out of FL and feel well on our way. Today we changed our pace, stopped more often, ate lunch at a state park, took more pictures, biked without looking at the speedometer. We still pulled into the motel with enough time to enjoy the white sugar sand beach for which this Gulf shoreline is known.

Tomorrow, with re-adjusted attitudes, we say good-bye to the seashore and turn our wheels to the north as we...

Ride On!
Jana