I am starting this blog early in the morning on the ferry going to Cedar Island. We won't start riding until 10 am. Then we have 86 miles to ride. The forecast says we will have a 15 mph tailwind. Boy I sure hope that is true. Otherwise I will be out on the road until dark.
Yesterday was a rest day on Ocacoke. It was a nice place to rest. One of the things we do on a rest day is catch up on laundry. There were no facilities for washing clothes. So there was a lot of laundry hanging on balconies and the bushes.
The island is still quaint with no high rise developments. But you might not be moving there to join the 800 permanent residents. We saw a completely run-down house that was not even on the water for sale. The price was 495K. Seems a bit high.
The ferry ride was nice. The Crossroads staff prepared a great breakfast for us. That was greatly appreciated.
We departed the ferry about 9:45. Fortunately the wind was primarily coming from the north. So depending on the road, we were able to be pretty speedy. That was good because there was a lot of ground to cover. I only stopped for the SAG and to take a short break off the bike. I really wanted to do the whole ride. I did ride the whole way.
We went through a lot of swamp land then down along the coast with lots of expensive houses on both sides of the road. As we got near Jacksonville the traffic got bad. One of our riders was hit by the mirror of a pickup truck. Fortunately she kept her bike upright and was not hurt too badly.
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