An Excellent Adventure

Two mornings ago we crossed the Savannah River from Augusta, GA into South Carolina, continuing our trip into our second state! The weather was pleasant and breezy. We made our way across some hills near the border, and then things flattened out by lunch time, which we spent in Williston, SC. We ate dinner in Bamberg, SC where we met several nice people who gave us advice on where to eat (House of Pizza... Mmm) and where to camp. The next day we started early and did most of our morning routine (filling up water, putting on sunscreen, brushing teeth, etc.) at a gas station a ways down the road. During the day the scenery changed from woods and farms to coastal landscapes and city, which was exciting. We had ridden all the way to the Atlantic coast! We stayed very comfortably with our friends Clark and Chelsea in Charleston who treated us to a wonderful home-cooked dinner and a walk on the beach. Today we will ride across Charleston and join the Adventure Cycling Atlantic Coast Route wh

We've been traveling for three days  and are currently in Augusta staying with some great friends in their lovely home. Day one started with an excellent sendoff from our apartment with family, friends, doughnuts, and coffee. We prayed for our safety and strength, and for meeting people as we travel. After we passed Stone Mountain Park (the farthest directly out of Atlanta we've biked before) everything was a new adventure. Day two included more rural riding than day one and a lovely country vegetable market where we ate lunch. Today was longer (almost 70 miles versus 54 or so on day two) . Augusta is on the borderline with South Carolina so tomorrow we'll be in our second state. We're feeling very sleepy right now but strong and excited to ride again tomorrow. Katelyn on Knox chapel road Us on day 1 Jonathan making lentil dinner. Taking a back road0

We are getting ready to head out of Atlanta on July 26th. Jonathan is just about done with his thesis (yay!) and Katelyn is learning how to make her work phone voice-mail say "I'll be back in month!" Putting Katelyn's bike together.  I can ride my bike with no handlebars!  To navigate we're going to use maps produced by the  Adventure Cycling Association . Here's the route:  Atlantic Coast .