Day Three, Homeward Bound

Snuggle buddies

The captain of the boat

Sunrise on Lemon Bay

Today we’re headed home. Why? Why would you hit home in the midst of a biking tour?

As you might imagine, one of big priorities for the trip was safety. By making our tour a big loop around where we live, we were able to put many of the miles on The Legacy Trail and the Venetian Waterway Trail, instead of roadways where we’d share space with cars. In fact, of the first 90 miles, about ½ were on these no-car trails.

Coming home also allowed us to fulfill another part of the mission - FUN! We invited several friends over for a quick pool party. The chaos and hilarity was memorable. The highlights of the night came in our “diving” contests, where the kids competed for best belly flop, best English accent while falling into the pool, best cowboy, best just-been-shot-and-dying, best fart, best flip, and so on.

Pool party!

Mileage, to Date
Ben and Dad: 90.5 miles
Cal, who opted out of an optional loop: 73.4

Bridge Crossings: 26

Things I’ve heard along the way:

• “We should do this every year.”
• “Daddy, can we go faster?”
• “Daddy, can we go slower?”
• “Daddy, how much farther?”
• “Daddy, can we go farther?”
• “My butt hurts.”
• “Can we race to the _______?”