Thursday October 11, 2012

Savannah to Darien; 101km 129m vertical climb

Harbour in Darien

After rolling around a few streets until we found an ATM for TimB, we took a right turn then a left and we were already on our way out of town. We were on a quiet road and it was the easiest exit from a large town that we have experienced so far. We stopped for a leg break after 20km and, because we had had to roll through an area covered with broken windscreen glass shortly before we stopped, I checked both tyres for any splinters stuck in the rubber. They were fine and so we set off again. Three kilometres later we were riding through a lot of debris on the hard shoulder and doing our best to miss the big bits when, bang, my back tyre went flat instantly so I new it was not good. The damage was a slit in the sidewall of the tyre, probably caused by a screw we found on the ground a few yards back. The slit is too big for a tyre patch to hold together under full pressure so I am now running with 20psi less. It gives me a softer ride but may not be enough pressure to withstand potholes and occasional ridges in the asphalt. We will just have to wait and see if the patch lasts until Miami.                 

Leaving Savannah

Thereafter, the day remained uneventful. We had a cloudless sky and 25-27C. It really is great weather and the forecast is for more of the same.