My first glimpse of the ocean on the "other side"

That's what 12 and 1/2 hours of having a wet bike glove on will do to your hand

so, so dirty. I never did get around to shaving my legs. It didn't seem to slow me down tho.

A happy smile and a funny mohawk

The odometer from that day, Tallahassee to Jacksonville... 185 miles (the odometer died a few times)

My navy-crew buddy Joe Milo welcoming me to Jacksonville

Thanks Joe!

The celebration ice-cream cake I'd been dreaming about