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Florida tour
Spent last week touring around the Suwanee River with my sweetie for our belated honeymoon. Good fun. Did you know there are more springs in that part of Florida than anywhere else in the world? Big springs too, not little seeps, but entire rivers coming out of the ground. Way cool. Spent two nights at the Suwanee River Hideaway in Old Town (very highly recommended), one on Cedar Key, and one at some nasty camp ground near Branford. Here's a few pics.
Better'n TV! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...ymoon053-2.jpg End of the Hideaway's 1000ft boardwalk to the river. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...ymoon040-1.jpg A crowded rail trail http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...ymoon054-1.jpg Ichetucknee River http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...neymoon099.jpg Yours truly http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...neymoon082.jpg Suwanee River from the end of the boardwalk http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...neymoon131.jpg Some good eats http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...neymoon124.jpg Sunset at Cedar Key http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...neymoon188.jpg Wind http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...neymoon227.jpg Morning sky at Cedar Key http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...n/IMG_1678.jpg |
Very cool Pics....and a great way to put the Tandem to use
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What a great way to spend a week. Florida looks like it has some hidden treasures.
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That is one nice way to spend your honeymoon!
So how do you like the trailer? What kind of impact did it have on bike riding/turning/stopping, etc.? Were you aware of the bike being extended even more (a tandem already being long)? We are in the process of deciding what kind luggage carrier to get: front/rear rack with panniers, or a trailer and could use some advice from experienced users Thanks, Duppie P.S. I had this previously post in the picture thread |
Sounds like great fun. Did you get to kayak at Ceder Key.
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Originally Posted by duppie
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That is one nice way to spend your honeymoon!
So how do you like the trailer? What kind of impact did it have on bike riding/turning/stopping, etc.? Were you aware of the bike being extended even more (a tandem already being long)? We are in the process of deciding what kind luggage carrier to get: front/rear rack with panniers, or a trailer and could use some advice from experienced users Thanks, Duppie P.S. I had this previously post in the picture thread Duppie, No personal experience touring with a trailer but here are some other threads on the issue. Nomad BOB vs. Pannier BOB vs Burley Panniers vs. I don't know that length will play much into the scenario unless you are planning on mixing your travel mode (train, plane, car, etc.). When we ride with a trailer the only real hassle is finding space to park in busy areas and turning on tight, busy streets. The parking and turning are surmountable through awareness. Adding a trailer to the mix if you are portaging via other means can be a showstopper. |
Trailer was great. Panniers would have been hard to control I think in the 20+mph cross winds we were looking at for at least part of the time, and I'm 100% sure that the one semi that passed too close would have put us in the ditch. It was a close-run thing even with the trailer, which is pretty low profile.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...ymoon062-1.jpg |
We had that exact same bike, except no fenders.
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