Drove up to Live Oak today with camping at the Suwannee County Fairgrounds. The small group of us were all able to put up our tents together. We thought we hit the jackpot until we returned to our site after the 8pm rider meeting. Then we discovered why veterans of this ride were not in this location…flood lights on the barns.!! We’ll have to see how tonight goes.
This location was actually where we stayed on Coast to Coast Day 49, however we were inside the auditorium. I recognized inside the building, but my memory was not as good for outdoor area.
At the rider meeting tonight, there was a raffle and I was lucky enough to win a bike wash with drive train clean. My prize was for the current location. Someone else won the cleaning for the location at day four. Since that person was only doing the three day ride (and we are doing the six day ride), I offered to trade them. They accepted the offer which worked out great.
Six of us went out for dinner at a local cafe; the meals provided with the tour begin with breakfast tomorrow. The place quickly filled with more riders. The wait staff was short one and the two people waiting tables were overwhelmed, yet pleasant the whole time. I’m not sure the cafe owner realized how many out of town visitors there were. Looking forward to riding tomorrow.
It’s hard to capture Janet in a photo, but I did get this one on the sly.
After dinner relaxation.
