Crestview, FL

58 miles today, 2,678 miles down. The accident. About 10 miles outside of Pensacola this morning, a rider was entangled in some yellow construction tape. Somehow the free end of the blowing tape wrapped around her and her bike and she fell on her side and fractured her pelvis in two places. She is in the local hospital. Her husband is on the way to bring her home while she will be non-weight bearing for a while. It was an accident, a freak one at that. She was a very strong rider. We have formed our own community here and have gotten quite close to each other. Two months ago we never knew each other and now - what happens to one affects us all. Tomorrow is a 90 mile day on Highway 90 with a 40% chance of rain. I’m not sure I’m up to that.

We are inland in Florida. We will have to ride our way back to the ocean. There are only seven days left. The pictures are of our morning cue meeting and the view of all the bridges across the street from our motel.