Were on the road back to St M @ 0700. Wx was cold @ 38F. I took off in front & was never passed (I was trying to warm up (20+) which never really happened). Fortunately I had my booties on which helped slightly with the feet (but not totally). I pulled into Darien (46 mi) in abt 2:30 hours. By this point I was well ahd of the others. I stopped at the Subway & had some soup while I waited. The rest of the guys showed up abt 30 minutes later as I was preparing to leave. Turns out Chuck had locked himself out of his van near the interstate near Riceboro, Ga. So we stayed about another 45 min waiting for Chuck to show post AAA unlocking his van. After getting back on the road we made our way 26 mi S to Brunswick. I was passed when I stopped to get pics & pee at the Getwood Baptist church. I never caught back up until the McDonalds in Brunswick. As we pulled out of town I got in the lead again being passed on the bridge (the tallest bridge in Ga) by one guy who ended up getting a flat on the way down the far side as one of the expansion joints had a crooked plate on top causing a 4" rise which he must have gone over blindly (or bluntly). I passed by at the base roadway departing the causeway & as he had assistance coming to his aid I pressed on. I enjoyed the full sun & the cool conditions through the miles to Waverly stopping for a bathroom break there. Just as I was commencing to depart Terry showed up (the others were some minutes back). We departed together a number of minutes later swapping the lead several times but the pace was too high for him so I was again alone on the road heading for home. My GPS lost battery power about 10 miles from the house. I arrived at home @ 1425 hours having ridden abt 226-7 miles in 2 days. It was a good ride and my legs and endurance were good throughout. One of these days I'd like to do the entire distance from state line to state line.
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