FL nickname: The Sunshine State, bird: mockingbird, flower: orange blossom, wildflower: coreopsis, motto: “In God We Trust”
We enjoyed old town St Augustine yesterday, prepped some yummy boiled potatoes, egg bites and Super Hero muffins (“Run Fast, Eat Slow”, Flanagan & Kopecky), went for a test ride (forgot all the water bottles I thought I packed in the car for me and Tom! Bike shop run before Day1! 😩) and enjoyed another lovely dinner (albeit very loud and busy) out with Steven and Jody. So much great food in this city.
62.5 miles & 829’ elevation gain. Super exciting to dip our back tires in the Atlantic Ocean again …. as we did in Rehoboth Beach, DE in 2015 and in Bar Harbor, ME in 2023! Enjoyed cycling on two gorgeously smooth trails during most of the day today: Palatka to St Augustine State Trail & Palatka-Lake Butler State Trail. North wind pushed us along a lot of the day with a bit of tail xwind at times. Stayed in a small vrbo on a small (very dry) swamp/lake north of Keystone Heights. Had to call Jody for a pick up a few miles short of the house on day 1!! Backroads in FL can be several inches of sand…. not noted on the maps! 😩 Thanks Jody!!
Animals today: small wild pigs, vulture, egrets, cranes, hawks, geese, possum road kill. Flora: southern yellow pine plantations, big fields of potatoes and cabbage, huge live oaks with Spanish moss (which is neither Spanish nor moss!!)
Going west with the sun at our backs.
TransAm Cycle 3.0 
learned so much already from your blog😊
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