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DAY 4 TITUSVILLE U-HAUL THESE WERE THE ONLY ALLIGATORS WE SAW MURAL OUTSIDE DIXIE CROSSROADS RESTAURANT (WORLD FAMOUS FOR THEIR SHRIMP) IN TITUSVILLE MURAL INSIDE RESTAURANT MORE MURAL EATING LUNCH DAY 4 IN TITUSVILLE FINALLY!!!!!!  WE ARRIVED BY NOON AFTER A 44 MILE RIDE AGAIN WITH EXTREME HEADWINDS THE BLUE TRAIL IS THE ONE WE RODE.  WE'RE NEVER RIDING THE YELLOW OR THE RED SPRING TO SPRING TRAIL AROUND LAKE MUNROE PARK.  DENNIS'S FAVORITE DAY 3 WE MET 4 GUYS MAYBE IN THEIR 50'S RIDING IN THE REVERSE DIRECTION.  THEY ACTUALLY ENDED UP IN DUNEDIN ON THURSDAY.  THEY HAD A TAILWIND THE ENTIRE TRIP AND WERE GRINNING EAR TO EAR.  WE ALSO MET VINCE A RETIRED GUY 65 GOING OUR WAY.  HE JOINED US FOR LUNCH 4TH DAY AND WAS VERY INTERESTING TO TALK TO.  DENNIS AND I ALWAYS FEEL THAT WE HAVE RIDDEN A LOT THEN WE RUN INTO SOMEONE LIKE VINCE WHO HAS RIDDEN ALL OVER ON A REGULAR VERY SMALL BIKE.  HE RODE THE RHINE RIVER THROUGH BAVARIA WHICH WE REALLY WAN...

MARCH 4-5    DAY 3   THESE PICTURES ARE IN REVERSE ORDER  WE WERE ABLE TO BRING THE BIKES INTO OUR ROOM EVERY NIGHT SANDHILL CRANES ALONG TRAIL VIEW OF LAKE MARY FROM LUNCH  CAFE MORE OF THE BEAUTIFUL TRAIL FROM CLERMONT THIS ENTIRE FENCE WAS PAINTED IN SECTIONS, COULDN'T TAKE ALL OF THEM MORE ART WORK ON TRAIL TRAIL THROUGH WINTER GARDEN SHOPS AND EATERIES ON BOTH SIDES.  WE LIKED WINTER GARDEN SO MUCH WE PLAN TO SPEND A FEW DAYS HERE NEXT YEAR. THIS WAS MY FAVORITE TRAIL.  FLORIDA DOES SUCH A GREAT JOB MOVING BIKES OVER AND UNDER ROADS. (EXCEPT FOR ROUTE 50)

  FLORIDA COAST TO COAST MARCH 2-5 2026 PACKED AND READY TO RIDE STARKY WILDERNESS TRAIL. (beautiful) MORE WILDERNESS GOPHER TURTLE COMING OUT OF ITS HOLE MORE WILDERNESS TRAIL WEATHER WAS PERFECT FOR RIDING EXCEPT FOR A STRONG HEADWIND.  WE ARRIVED IN BROOKSVILLE AT THE HOLIDAY INN BY 4:30.  58 MILES TUESDAY--DAY 2 BROOKSVILLE TO CLERMONT 64 MILES THIS IS WHAT DENNIS'S MAP LOOKED LIKE WHEN WE FINISHED DAY 2.  WE RODE A GRUELING 64 MILES AGAINST EXTREMELY STRONG  HEADWINDS 5 MILES ON THE NARROW SHOULDER OF A HIGHSPEED HIGHWAY.  GOT LOST A FEW TIMES AND HIT RAIN OUR LAST 2 MILES.  WE WERE DRENCHED.   DAYS 3 AND 4  NEXT PAGE OF BLOG