It was kind of weird to get back on the bike. The day started with an easy ride through the east side of town to the little ferry we had been taking for the last three days. We had a group of about 12 heading through the city and finally to open road. We made good time for the first 50 miles with the pacelines coming and going. We stopped to eat at a little quick mart, then on to a scenic ride along the gulf. Fantastic water and sandy beaches on one side, interesting, beautiful homes on the other. We arrived at the hotel/casino by about 2:30 and after checking in, Bob and I turned around and rode back out to a Denny’s to find our afternoon snack.
After getting settled and rested it was off to the casino for dinner, but not before we took some time to look out at the gulf. Dinner was a total pig-out-all-you-could-eat dinner buffet: crab, prime rib, veggies, rice, pecan pie, ice cream, anything and everything – a cyclist dream trough.
We went into the casino later, after losing $3 on the quarter and nickel slots, Bob put $20 into a different quarter slot machine and ended up with $44 dollars. So he gave me one of his lucky dollars and I tried the nickel slots again and made $8. Woo Eee!!
95.0 miles