Coffeeneuring 2019- ride 2

October 20, 2019

We get maybe one to two weeks of fall here on the Panhandle.  It'll either go straight to winter (last week) with dull grays and rain and early darkness, or back to summer for at least two weeks to a month before actually settling into winter. This is our fall week. This is perfect weather to ride in. This is just..it just is.  

Today's morning ride took us to the Naval Live Oaks sound side to heat up our Folgers packets in the very calm winds and 68 degree weather.  It was true bliss.  

We originally planned on riding to an overlook spot on the trail to cook our coffee, but the no bikes on the trail sign nixed that. We ended up cooking our coffee on the patio deck overlooking Pensacola Sound under perfect conditions. I managed to throw a chain when we entered the park and hit a hole while changing gears, so we'll have to remember to bring paper towels for future occurrences or issues. It's not overly fun to drink coffee with greasy hands, but, luckily we had water left over for washing and I was able to get most of the grease off.  

Lots of people out on the trail today, from photographers shooting families and toddlers, to bird watchers, to a very friendly guy who had lots of questions about the tandem, then told us he flies float-planes and had to go back to Atlanta today.  Always the adventure with Big Blue. Our bike is 'hawt'. 

A fantastic day of riding to the park.  I think we may have even hit 15 miles per hour in some sections.  I might even think a 100 mile goal for the month might happen!  Only 60 more to go and we have 11 days...As long as the shoulders don't mind we'll damn sure try. 

Miles: 10.3

Winds: very calm to maybe 10mph on the sound/Bay St back. 

Coffee: cooked our #coffeeoutside at the Naval Live Oaks deck. 

Perfect ride.