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The Cedar Creek Loop

Safari begins tomorrow! Bev and I made the loop down to Cedar Creek this morning. It was an almost perfect morning for riding. The sky was clear, no wind to speak of, Neither too hot nor too cold. Traffic was low. Bev was eager to get out on the road. Our last training ride before the Safari! The forecast for Live Oak looks great. We should have some very mild nights and almost hot days to ride in. Bev feels confident she can ride every day. I think I will plan on it. We have done lots of miles in training so it shouldn't be a problem.

I was laying out things we would take with us today. It takes a lot of clothes and equipment to do a week of riding. But tomorrow morning we leave early for the 6 hour trip down to Live Oak. We can't wait to get started!

Mike called tonight from his Mom's. He always travels down the day before to cut the distance in half. We talked about the route we planned to take. It looks like the best way is 280 down to I-75 and on to Live Oak. I am hoping by it being Friday morning we can avoid the worst of the traffic headed south for the weekend. Bev called to say she had most of the stuff packed. I just have to pack the bicycle and accessories but there is plenty of that. She is really excited about riding this year. The tandem has really paid off. We saw David and Max this morning. I feel a tug of sadness that we won't have David with us this year. I really miss having him around. When we get back we will have to do that backyard campout we have planned for a while.

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