Tallahassee to Madison ~48 miles
Another beautiful riding day. Short, easy, and spirts are bittersweet. Only three more riding days left.
Rest stops were in Monticello and Greenwood, home of Ray Charles.
Today was our last laundry day (laundry is done twice a week). Before we left the hotel this morning we sorted our dirty laundry in bins, bike shorts, jerseys, whites, etc. When we got to our overnight, the gym at North Florida Community College, the clean clothes were waiting for us. Stacks and stacks.
Sometimes it takes a couple of trips to find all your clothes.
After supper, we had a inspirational speaker, Mrs. Elesta Pritchett, Mayor Emeritus of Greenville, FL and childhood friend of Ray Charles. Both she and Charles grew up poor in the segregated south. A high school dropout, she got married, had 5 children, went back to school and eventually got her Masters Degree.
At almost 85 years old, she's sharp as a tack.
Tomorrow we have a long 77 mile ride to High Springs, north of Gainesville. Saturday is a rest day, Sumday we ride 80ish miles to Palatka, then a short 43 miles to St Augustine on Monday.
As Jim Garder said, what are you doing Tuesday?
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