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A family's odyssey across America, on bikes

June 01st, 2021

6/1/2021

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Today, I'm tired and ready for bed, so I'm just going to note the bullet points of the first day's ride:

  • Finished some errands
  • Went to breakfast
  • Started biking late
  • Couldn't find a beach closer than a 20 miles out and back, so we "dipped" the wheels off a dock (we're flexible)
  • Had beautiful quiet roads for 95% of ride
  • Rode 64ish miles
  • Made too many stops
  • Climbed almost 3k feet
  • Over 95° for parts
  • Sarah and Isabel killed it
  • Anna and I could not keep up
  • I barely made it into town
  • Some of us had tacos, again!
Sleep well all, or wake happy east coasters!
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9 Comments
Bob Ryan
6/2/2021 05:08:08 am

Congrats on getting the ride kicked off. The first days are the toughest because...well, how can you possibly properly train for a trip of this magnitude? But, with all of the trip planning done, all you have to concentrate on now is pedaling. And btw, 64ish miles is a pretty solid first day. I would say you all crushed it! 1 day down, 59 (ish) to go.

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Craig Dalton
6/2/2021 06:57:52 am

Anna must be slacking off? Can't be the old man.
Sounds like a great start you guys. Stay Safe and look out for Sasquatch.

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Fernando Barrios
6/3/2021 07:18:24 am

Craig
I'm easing Anna into this. we had a talk yesterday about it.

We told them all about you steering the big boats

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Charley
6/2/2021 07:58:19 am

Get it you guys!! Can't wait to hear more. Beautiful pictures. Eat well!

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Willie N
6/2/2021 10:38:15 am

Awesome job, gang! Keep it up!

And again, we need to know what kind of tacos.

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Fernando Barrios
6/3/2021 07:21:02 am

Willie
Thanks for the encouragement. And FYI, They were Carne asada and al pastor

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Christina Audas
6/2/2021 02:36:34 pm

YAY!! You all are amazing! Rest well and much love for the journey ahead!

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Fernando Barrios
6/10/2021 11:07:11 am

Hey buddy!
Thanks for reading the blog. I hope you are enjoying it. I'll update as energy and connectivity allow

FB

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Jenn
6/3/2021 05:13:52 am

How exciting! Good luck guys and stay safe! What memories you are making.

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