I just got back from a 3-day cycling and camping trip in Suwanee, Florida. The weather was great with highs in the low 80s and the 66-mile ride each day left me with a lot of time on my hands so I took my spinning wheel.
Spinning has a lot in common with cycling —
Both have pedals (or treadles)
Both involve wheel ratios
And both are a lot more fun and better done when you are drafting properly!

My legs were a little stiff this morning when I got up but other than that, I felt great. It was 52° but the wind was coming out of the north east which meant we would have a tail wind for the day. I rejoined group 2 and the wind carried us along like you would not believe. I got to the Howard Park on the Gulf about 3:30 (I think — I didn't bother with a watch). I still felt pretty good but was glad to see the end. I think our total for the 3 days was 207 miles but whose counting? I rode my bicycle from "Coast to Coast" — something I've always wanted to do.
The group I rode with — Idelwild Baptist Church — were the nicest people and I could not have completed the ride without everyone's help. I gave some advice to some of the new female riders (don't wear underwear) and felt good that I could get them started on an exciting and memorable journey.

My roommate, Erin

When I got up this morning, it was pouring down rain but miraculously, it stopped right before we left. I thought Friday was windy, but Saturday was even worse. I decided to ride in group 3 because I didn't think I could keep up on the hills with group 2. We had a communication breakdown in 3 and I ended up leading one of the 12-mile segments and blocking the wind for everyone. I didn't think about the additional 40 miles I had to go at the time. Fortunately, I felt fine after lunch and rode in groups 4 for a while before joining group 3 again. In spite of 75+ miles of headwind and hills, I still felt great.
See that long, long bridge in the background. We rode over that bridge.

Day 1
We arrived at Ormond Beach via bus ride in time to get on the road about noon. I had planned to ride in groupe 3 (out of 7 group with 1 being the fastest), but Scott and Laura talked me into riding in group 2. It was excellent advice. We rode aggressively all the way and I felt great!

I finally made the effort to drive to Palm Harbor and ride with the Sun Coast Cyclists. I'm sorry I didn't do this a long time ago. It was so much fun. We rode out to Howard Park (http://www.pinellascounty.org/virtual_tours/howard_beach.htm), Anclote River (http://www.friendsoftheancloteriver.com/), Tarpon Springs Sponge Docks (http://www.tarponsprings.com/sponge.html) and through some marshlands. The pace was pretty brisk but I managed to hang on for the 43 miles and look forward to riding this again.

I went out today and rode 60 miles on the Van Fleet Trail. I was hoping to see some gators but none were visible. The wildflowers were beautiful and the butterflies were in abundance. I'm going to finish up here and do some spinning.

I'm training to bicycle coast to coast the end of Oct. — that's the east coast of FL to the west coast of FL - in 3 days. So I rode 40 miles today and plan to ride 60 tomorrow on the Van Fleet Trail which I have never ridden on.
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What's on my needles?
I started a cape by Dawn Adcock for my granddaughter, Leah.
I'm making a diagonal knitted top with Prism Yarns by Laura Bryant.
I've been working on a Debbie Bliss sweater for over 2 years. The back is done and half the front. It's an entralac sweater with cables. I've actually forgotten how to make the side triangles.
I'm also working on the first square of a sampler afghan.