Day 19: Beafort, SC to Savannah, SC 47 miles
The forecast called wind and for rain as the Weather Channel said "heavy at times". Several of the saner people decided not to ride at all. Like tropical storms which the Weather Chanel said this wasn't, the rain came in bands. It waited until we left Beaufort but as they say in South Carolina then it "cut loose". We had to cross two long bridges and with the wind gusting to 20mph you had to ask yourself "Why am I doing this?' The other problem was that many stretches of road were two lane with no paved shoulder so we had traffic passing very close. Michel, who was riding behind me, said he saw a tractor/trailer's side mirror pass over my head.
I took this picture while crossing the bridge into Savannah. Notice the direction of the flag on Larry's bike. It's indicating a pretty good crosswind. It was about this time that we had a temporary break in the rain so I was able to get my camera out.
Tomorrow is a rest day and after that it looks like the weather should be good.
As a great man at the Ohio Bar and Grill once said, " If you want to see the sunshine you have to weather the storm." He also said, "Jesus loves you, but everyone else thinks you're an a-hole." I miss listening to all the closing time wisdom we picked up at the OHIO. As for the pickled eggs -- not so much. Anyhow, I think you've earned a dry weather day or two!
ReplyDeleteGlad you didn't get whacked with the truck mirror that passed by your head. You might have gotten turned around and ended back in Maine in a few weeks. Be careful down the stretch and don't act like an idiot and ride your bike with no hands or get your pant leg caught in the chain!
Ride, ride, ride. Good luck.