Rolling Near the Dogs and Hogs

We left St. Augustine at 8:00 for an overcast, but dry, smooth flat 53-mile, wind-assisted ride to Daytona Beach and the end of the tour.  There is a group of a half dozen riders who often like to go fast, though they are not always first to the hotel.  Some others call them the "Big Dogs" and dream of keeping up with them.  For a variety of reasons (maybe there was no reason for the Big Dogs to race on a short day; maybe some - reluctant for the tour to end - took it easy; certainly there were many ocean views that might tempt one to ride at less than top speed), many of our riders stayed within sight of the Big Dogs as far as today's SAG stop.  After the SAG, the normal order of riders was restored.  As we rolled south, we saw more and more motorcyclists riding to the Harley rally in Daytona Beach.  We fit right in, being on two wheeled machines, but we could hardly hear ourselves.  All cyclists completed the ride safely.  We are busy preparing for departure tomorrow and a final celebration tonight.  I will take a couple of days off from posting, then give some final statistics and impressions.  Thanks for your support of the riders and of Catholic Charities.

Comments

[Maureen]

Congratulations on completing your ride and welcome home!

Love,
Maureen

[Rochelle]

Congratulations Don! Great ride! Thanks for all that you do to support Catholic Charities!

[Air Jordan 11]

Aside from keeping in budget for present buying I'm going to have a great time with my family and friends because Christmas only come around once a year and it should be celebrated with joy with the people that matters the most to me, no matter how grey everyhting else seems to be.