David had an eye doc app this morning so we waited for him to get back to see if he would be up to riding out with us, but sadly his eyes were still pretty sensitive to wind. We started riding along the coast and pretty quickly came across some deep drifts making us have to get off and back on our bikes. Once of the coast we had a good tailwind and started making good time. We stopped and a grocery since there wasn't going to be any large towns to stop at and believe it or not they had Lebanon bologna. By lunch we did 30 miles. We ended up relaxing there untill 3 (got there at noon thirty) and in that time we talked to 2 great people. The first one an older guy a bit younger then Charlie (I say older guy because of the shape he is in, Charlie is still young) that forced me to take 5 bucks from him and said he would keep us in his prayers. The second was Tripp who was gearing up for a tour like ours when a driver on the phone ran a stop sign and hit him. He now has a leg an inch shorter then the other but is still working and hoping to do a tour, and I believe he will end up out doing what he would have done (you could see it in his eyes). He was great to talk to and I think could be an eyeopener/inspiration for a lot of people.
At the end of the day we rode 65 miles and were caught in the rain looking for a place to stay. We ended up paying 10 bucks to stay in the bandstand at a redneck rv park.
Tomorrow we get our mail resupply pickup.
My Uncle Charlie and I will be biking across the southern USA Starting March 10th. Once reaching CA Charlie will stop but I will then continue north and back across the north. Below is a map that shows an idea of what our route will be, as we are planning it on the road. The map will have uploads of our track as we go. We will greatly appreciate any place to stay and any suggestions of places to visit. Thank you, Austin Fox
Route map
Sorry the map is not updating but if you want to see our progress and atcual route go toBike tour map and click next
4/2/12
Inspiration
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Brady and I pray for you guys every night. Inspiration is ... you! -Ashley Morris
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