Day 48

Suwannee State park to Alachua, FL. 79 miles. 105 miles to go!

I got out of our tent at 6:30 in the morning and was immediately greeted by tons of mosquitoes!!🦟 we were right next to the river and they were hungry! We covered our bodies with jackets and long pants to protect ourselves while we ate breakfast and were soon on our way.

We rode mostly back country roads through still-water swampy forests. Later on we passed more farmland with endless beautiful wildflowers!

I kept ice on my quad as often as possible along with ibuprofen and I had no problems! We still rode a bit slower than normal but it was a good day for the sore muscle.

Our plan the next few days is to ride about 75 miles tomorrow. Wednesday finish the final 30 or so in the morning. I have a wonderful cousin in Jacksonville who has agreed to come pick us up when we finish and take us to the train station. We have already booked train tickets from Jacksonville at 11pm that evening.