Georgia, Day 29 - 34

Day 29 - Tuesday, November 5th
I ended up staying at a bicycle hostel last night that was pretty awesome! It was newly renovated and since I was the only one staying there had the whole place to myself. Got a shower, did laundry, and, since the owner also does catering, ate a bunch of leftover tasty food. I got up and out early this morning headed for a warmshower in Vidalia, GA(home of the onion). Cruised through a few small towns and a lot of farm land. Covered the 72

miles to Vidalia by 2pm. Chilled out at a cafe for a while and refueled a bit. Met up with my warmshower host for the night, who, as it turns out, has ridden over 100,000 miles on his bicycle! Got some great insight about cycling and my route options in Georgia.

Day 30 - Wednesday, November 6th
Got an early start today, not knowing exactly my destination. I was 60 miles from Jesup where my

meditation is, but I was making too good of time and would be seven days early. Since there are no campgrounds in Jesup, but there are some on the coast, which was another 60 miles past Jesup, I was considering trying to make it to the coast. I made it to Jesup around 1:30pm and decided Jekyll Island Campground on the coast of Gerogia was my destination for the night. I had never ridden that far before and new it would be a struggle; and it was. I pedaled the rest of the day,

only stopping for minimal breaks to refuel, and got to the coastal town of Brunswick as the sun was setting. It was another 15 miles to the island, in the dark, and fatigue was starting to set in. Finally made it after a grueling last few miles for a total of 123.2 miles for the day! My first century(bicycle lingo for 100 miles in a day)!

Day 31 - Thursday, November 7th
My body was so amped up from the mileage and

caffeine last night that I barely got any sleep. I ended up reading a cycling magazine off and on most of the night. I've decided to stay on this island for all seven days to give my body a break and wait for my meditation. Biked around the island and laid around most of the day. My body is feeling pretty exhausted from all the riding. Got a nice nap on the beach.

Day 32 - Friday, November 8th

Feeling much better today after a good nights sleep. Went for a long walk, stretched out a bit, and did some more exploring of the island. There's a collection of old mansions that have been pretty cool to check out.

Day 33 - Saturday, November 9th
Did some more exploring and stretching. Walked down driftwood beach where all the driftwood in the area seems to gravitate. Pretty cool to see! A

family of dolphins came pretty close to shore which was a pleasure to watch for a while. They were pretty evasive, but I finally got a photograph.

Day 34 - Sunday, November 10th
Went for a bike ride down the beach this morning. Did some yoga on the beach, and then some reading. Cruised around the island for a while, then chilled out and did some reading and watched youtube the rest of the day.