Tag: bike
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Cycling to Key West FL; December 12 – 14, 2025
In my seventy years I had never booked a flight for takeoff earlier than 6:00 AM. Nevertheless I was prepped for this spur of the moment Florida trip. With American Airlines credit card miles burning a hole in my pocket, destinations like Miami where there are nonstops from Raleigh/Durham seemed particularly enticing. It was freezing…
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Myrtle Beach SC; November 22-24, 2025
I keep coming back to cycle through beach towns particularly because some, only some, have long street grids allowing cycling for miles and miles in a straight line through almost traffic-free residential areas. I had been to Myrtle Beach SC before and it is an acquired taste. Especially away from beachside residential areas and out…
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Biking up to Henderson NC;November 16-17,2025
Warm sunny weather was predicted for the next three days before an extended period of rain and cold. I hatched an idea; why not take three days to bike from my home in Chapel Hill NC up to Petersburg or Richmond VA? As it turned out, I did not make it that far but I…
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Cycling to Wilmington NC, from nearby Wrightsville Beach NC; September 2025
Tootie rented a classic beach house in Wrightsville Beach NC for two weeks and invited friends and family. The star of the show was my grandson Frankie, now nearly nine months old. We were also all smitten by the house. Built in 1923 they do not make them like this anymore. While the plumbing has…
