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Georgetown, South Carolina and the swamps, March 1 – 2, 2014
The hinterlands of South Carolina south of Lumberton NC and west of Myrtle Beach, are filled with miles of flat pine forest, crossed by razor straight narrow highways filled with screeching pickup trucks that scare a bicyclist. The bicycling on this trip was mostly a downer. Pickup trucks with knobby tires produce a fearsome…
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Cajun Country Louisiana, Feb 8 – 11, 2014
I got up at five something on a Saturday morning, driving to Charlotte airport for the nonstop flight at nine something to New Orleans. I had a free frequent flier ticket, and took the folding PBW bike in the suitcase. Upon landing two hours later, I found great lunch advise from Yelp, to help with…
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Palm Beach to Key West, Jan 9 – 14, 2014
In a good way, South Florida continues to be the freak show of America. All kinds of people are here, except maybe people who seem to be like me, whatever that means. In our five days of cycling from Palm Beach to Key West, we saw all types. I arranged to meet my riding partner…
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Motels in Myrtle Beach, Dec. 11-12. 2013
I escaped for one night midweek to Myrtle Beach. The winter wind whipped in the cold. Even after bicycling up and down the Grand Strand, it was becoming difficult to find a positive thing to say about the whole place. Almost all the restaurants are a quarter mile from the beach on US 17, …
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