Endless Summer Watermelon Ride, Sep 11

I participated in the Watermelon ride with a group from the Florida Freewheelers. Great ride, and a great group to ride with. It was held in Amelia Island/Fernandina Beach. Personally, I think the Gulf coast is prettier. This part of Florida is very industrial. Lots of "working" going on over here, not so much tourists. By working, I mean commercial fishing boats and lots or cranes, factories, rigs of some sort or another. Seemed there were people making their living from the waters here. The beaches were also harsher... more wind blown, rugged. And it was hot!!! But all that aside, I really glad I went and was able to connect on a deeper level with the folks from FFW.

 Group dinner the night before the ride.

These are all the Florida Freewheelers that came out for the ride. All in all, they say 900 people participated. Great showing from our little group in Central Florida.
That's me leading the pack! Not really, we all took turns pulling and for the most part, stayed together as a group. There was another group of FFW'ers that went slower and a shorter distance, but my group maintained a C pace and completed 64 miles.

Snow cones at the last sag stop was amazing. Never tasted so good!!!

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