This photo was taken facing West on Saturday, February 25th 2017 at 1:36pm CST.

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This photo was taken facing North on Saturday, February 25th 2017 at 8:23am CST.

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Bags are packed. Bike is ready. Van is loaded.

Butterflies in the stomach.

Sunday morning we leave and start driving west.

March 4th the biking starts. Leaving the Pacific coast at San Diego CA and riding 3,000 miles to St. Augustine FL and the Atlantic coast.

I hope this old body is up for an epic adventure.

Our group triked Niagara Falls before starting the Erie Canal adventure. It was loud, but very beautiful.

This photo was taken facing SouthWest on Wednesday, June 29th 2016 at 10:56am CDT.

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This photo was taken facing West on Saturday, February 18th 2017 at 12:04pm CST.

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Got the new front boom clamps installed and adjusted. Replaced the Vector power meter batteries and went for a short ride. Easily got up to 30 mph on the neighborhood streets.

This photo was taken facing West on Tuesday, February 21st 2017 at 10:45am CST.

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Robyn is going to be following me on my Coast-2-Coast adventure.

She has spent the last couple of months getting El Hefe Rojo (our big red Sprinter crew van) ready for camping across the US as she tries to keep up with me as I speed along on my bike. :wink:

She has been a “Sisters On The Fly” member for a few years now and has camped all over the US with her Sister friends.

Inspired by her fellow Sisters she striking out on her own to follow me across the US.

At times the house got quite messy, with Robyn staging El Hefe stuff on the downstairs kitchen table, and I consuming most of the upstairs staging my bike/camping stuff.

I emailed Bubba (http://www.bubbaspamperedpedalers.com) about Robyn following along with the riders and received this terrific response:

The tour has always welcomed family or friends with open arms and of course the other Coasters welcomed them as well. At times on past tours a family member or friend would stop by for dinner with the group. Again, this happened occasionally and never more than once or twice during the entire tour.

For the first time this year, there will be Coasters family or friends on the tour for extended periods of time which has forced me to instituting a new policy. This policy is designed to have extended guest be part of the family by enjoying everything the tour offers everyday they are with the tour.

By definition, an extended –stay-guest is any non-rider who will be with the tour for any part of more than four days whether those days are consecutive or non-consecutive.

An extended-stay-guest will have the same privileges as a rider. Not only will they be welcomed; they will be encouraged to take part in all activates. Be part of the C2C family. Activities include but not limited to; all tour equipment available to riders, morning coffee/tea, breakfast, sag stops, lunches if provided by the tour, drinks and snacks around camp, appetizer daily before dinner, dinner drinks, dinner, and dessert. Also included would be use of all facilities at the over-night lodging location.

Of course Robyn will have to sign the usual forms and waivers, and pay a fee. But still, what a great service oriented business.

Always the fashion maven, Robyn got together with one of her friends and somehow created a logo for her visor and tee shirt.

Beautiful day flying. Went to Little Rock for a business meeting.

I still can’t get over how fast this plane is.

Pictured below off the right wing tip is Georgetown airport (KGTU). You are looking west at runway 29. Lake Georgetown in the background on the left.

They let me park with the big boys at Little Rock International (KLIT).

Air was pretty darn clear leaving KLIT. About 70 degrees with just a hint of a breeze.

This plane climbs like mad compared to my DiamondStar. 1,000 feet per minute all the way up to 16,000 feet. Above 12.5k I need to wear the cannula for supplemental oxygen.