In Memory of Warmer Summers

Quincy, FL to Falling Waters State Park (Chipley, FL)

Friendly horn taps: 1

Miles: 71

Total so far: 461

Deb and Hob McConville of Vernon, CT

“Something happens to you when touring and the days blend into weeks and the weeks blend into months.  It changes your thinking.” says Hob McConville.  He should know.  He and his wife have logged nearly 80,000 miles on their 1980 Santana tandem (the proverbial bicycle built for two).  They’ve been from the arctic circle to the southern tip of Africa.  They say with great fondness that we are in for a treat once we get on the Trans America Route (we’ll pick that up in Kentucky).

Deb and Hob were encountered at a convenience store this morning as we were in Chattahoochee, FL getting ready to bomb down the hill and cross the Apalachicola River into the Central Time Zone.  They were on the last legs of their east bound Southern Tier Trans Am ride.  They will grab a plane home in Jacksonville after finishing in St. Augustine.  “Not for long though, then we are touring in Newfoundland.”

(For the bike savvy folks — Interesting note on their classic Santana — theirs is serial number 28.  There are Santana fiends all over the country that think they are divinely appointed for riding this one-owner dream)

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Tomorrow’s ride is dedicated to Jenilyn and Brandon Franklin.