2011 - Endeavour Run - Space Coast FL

They say there may be some big storms...I'm camping! Woohoo! I made it down to just about Augusta GA to a state park called Mistletoe state park on Clarks Hill lake. So far I have missed the storms. Should have an easy ride to Talbot Island tomorrow.

The outlook for the day looked a little bleak, but knowing I was heading another 300 miles south I felt confident I would be out of the path of the storm system that was moving through the south. It turned out to be a great ride. The scents of spring were everywhere, from honeysuckle to the potent fragrance of Vidaila onions being harvested and pine from pulp wood harvesting all down the Savanah River basin. The air is nice and dry here at Talbot Island Florida, and the ocean breeze is swaying the Spanish moss in the live oaks around my campsite.

A day of sailing (and motoring) up the ICW in Harry and Barbara's Ketch to watch the Shuttle launch, which unfortuantly was postponed. It was a very nice day regardless.

Had a great morning running around with Harry and looking at his toys. After lunch I traveled down to John and Marsha's. We took an enjoyable Kayak trip on a local river.

A ride down A1A to Sebastion Inlet with Marsha.

What a day! After arriving at my planned destination for the day and studying the weather, I decided to keep traveling. It was perfect riding conditions and traffic was almost non-exsistent on many stretches of 441. After arriving at my alternate camp location I felt like I was just getting my second wind. I decided at this point to test my endurance because It never hurts to know ones limitations. As I arrived back into the hills around Blairsville GA., it seemed as though all humanity has dissapeared. I was looking forward to a night run on the Dragon as it's been many years since I've traveled it at night on a motorcycle. I rolled through Robbinsville at about 1 am and I didn't see another vehicle on the road for another 35 miles. The mountain turned out to be treacherous bacause of fallen trees and dedris in the road due high winds. There were also piles of downed trees along the road, probably from last weeks storms. I stopped at the overlook for a while and just listened to the howling wind, then, the fatuge hit me, probably because the warm wind was so relaxing.
All told I rode 766.7 miles today in 20 hours and 30 minutes. Only 95 miles of it was Interstate highway.