Florida is very flat!
The group was great and out trip leaders were wonderful.
I did meet two women who had done the Northern Tier ride from North Dakota to Bar Harbor and loved it. They said the time went by very fast. One of the women said she rode with different people everyday and a couple of times alone. She was very encouraging about doing the trip and did say that most days you are so tired you just eat dinner and get to bed.
On the biggest hill, actually a long bridge going into Sarasota,
I had a blow out part way up the bridge. I was able to walk my bike back to the bottom of the bridge and called our guide who showed up almost immediately. I had already determined that I had a nice cut in my tire. She gave me a demonstration on tire changing! I have done it but I am very slow. She patched the hole with a heavy patch and I set off. It was a short day and the tire stayed together. It gave me some confidence in that I was able to unclip and my bike was very stable. I do hope I don't have too many flats on our Cross Country Trip but I will practice tire changing and repair.
I spent the next week with my sister, niece and daughter at the Innisbrook resort where we golfed, swam, went to the beach and the spa. I did do one short bike ride around the resort before I returned to the bike shop to have my bike shipped home.
NOW for the real training to begin... I plan to put my bike up the trainer and start spinning.
We have received our route maps and they are a bit scary but we will do it!
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