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| Causeway and Bridge Lake Marion |
Sumter SC to Walterboro SC; 132km 160m vertical climb
Today was a big day for us with 135km planned. We had an
early start and stuck to a disciplined approach to the day. We took a break every 20 km and alternated
the lead regularly. After 40km and a
short coffee break at the gas station in Summerton we rode through St Paul
(Gibbins) and a few miles later crossed Lake Marion (Gibbins). To do this our road,
Route 15, joined up with Interstate 95 to cross the more than mile wide lake.
No shoulder in places and fast traffic made it a hair-raising experience so
EuroTim put his camera on a handlebar mount and videoed it.
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| Lizard near St. George |
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| Roadside Cactus |
Overall, the terrain was favourable – it has been the
flattest day so far and the weather was nice and cool this morning and but
heated up to 33°C in the afternoon. The
afternoon proved a challenge as several towns seemed closed up and we ran low
on Gatorade. We arrived at our hotel
before 4 pm and re-hydrated with tea and lemonade. The motel receptionist told us that Walterboro is dry on Sundays
so there will be more tea tonight.
3 comments:
Congrats on a big day! A town that is dry on Sundays- wow!
Kath
Hey Tim,
nice blog!!
let me know in case you guys are ever gonna ride by ithaca, ny (cornell univ.)!
best wishes and a smooth ride!
Lennart
Hi Tims
Can't believe what I have just read, we just get everywhere!! Paul started his walk yesterday and he has had gorgeous weather so far, so warm he has donned his shorts. Don't know how you cope with temps. in the 30's well done. Bye for now.
Love Marion xx
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