With two stops for lunch and several short breaks to get our bearings, Micah, Laura and I averaged 12.5 mph from the time we left the host site yesterday morning. Actual riding time, Laura and I were clipping along at 21 mph to first lunch until a storm began to move in and the wind picked up. Once the headwind hit, Micah joined us and we averaged about 16 or 17 mph to the host site 63 miles away. The three of us were the first to arrive at the host at 3:20, about 40 minutes before any of our teammates.
While en route, we rode through a gorgeous scenic highway along the gulf coast.
So for those of you that are confused why we had two lunches yesterday but not every day, I am going to explain the "90 or 90 rule". On days where we either bike over 90 miles or the temperature is over 90 degrees (or both for southern) we get to stop for lunch twice. Lunch stops entail the van and trailer driving ahead of all of us, choosing a good location for eating, waiting for all riders to come through and grab a bite of food, and then heading on to the host site or heading on to choose a second lunch site for 90-90 days.
We Bike & Builders like food so we like two lunch days.
Finally, today is our last day in Florida. We are biking 94 miles to Mobile, Alabama this evening. One state about to be checked off the list.
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