47 MILES 12 MPH 3:52 BIKE TIME (6:30 to 12:30) RAIN-BETTER THAN SUN
OR/TX-Feeling little better (lost 4lbs yesterday) only had a little soup last night. Up @ 5:30 to sound of neighbor vomiting & coughing attack-thank goodness OR can bike-room was dark & depressing. Stay on Hwy 1-don’t need to see castles-just do miles. OR starts at 15mph-taking more breaks for water-dark cloud gives cover. Stop at Dunkin Donuts in Melbourne-eat chicken thing & tea-must still be sick. Going to stay-only 9:00-decide to bike to Cocoa-want nice motel. Map says to get off 1-construction-ask biker-says take A1A. Decide to get back on 1-finally get through town & have bike lane. Black cloud drops buckets of rain-Park bikes under palm trees. House has nice covered porch w/2 chairs-house is closed up. OW OW OW-OR just got stung by wasps living in chair. Smash their house-enjoy rain. Lets up-15 min-another downpour-find duplex-stay under overhang. Lets up-cars splash water on us-not again-see Baptist building-porch-no on there. On rd again-SOAKED! Get to COCOA-almost out of town-don’t see motels. Stop at EASY LOAN-no credit checks. Tell OR Dixie Motel is close-name sounds like our kind of place-cheap-don’t care at this pt. Larry says they have room-can wash clothes for $2.50-have internet-$61-perfect! Get room by large pool-OR washes clothes while I soak in large tub. Rest & go to pool-it’s spotless, beautiful clear blue water. Read interesting POOL RULES-max #16, max temp 104 (now maybe 80), don’t drink water-it is recirculated? DO NOT USE POOL IF SICK WITH DIARRHEA. Ask Larry about places to eat-go down to water-streets w/shops & restaurants. Compliment him about pool-says the person who does it all just walked out door. TERRY-TERRY, Just wanted to tell you how nice everything looks. Thanks, we try. Ask about motel, some of it was built 50s, 60s, 70s & 80s’-Remodeling 1 room at a time. Mention about our biking trip-50 m yesterday. Didn’t seem impressed. Ask him how he got here-born here, went to hs here. In the NAVY for 20 yrs, worked at BOEING on designing SPACE STATION, Started biking when some guys kidded him about his weight. Got into long distances-did several centuries. Then 2 yrs ago (age 60) biked the famous race in PARIS TO BRIE? BIKED 750 MILES IN 79 HOURS-CUT OFF IS 80 HRS. TERRY REALLY IMPRESSES ME-very modest person!!☺☺ Went downtown, cute shops, Cocoa Village Playhouse-FIDDLER ON ROOF is playing-tickets $24 for seniors-sold out except for 3 seats in last row of balcony. Take them-over at 10:30-decide to spend another night. Have steak sandwich at ice cream shop-best sandwich ever-steak is so tender on pizza bread-OR had salad.
Larry told us cast for FIDDLER could be on BROADWAY-EVERYONE IS A VOLUNTEER-all from this area. He was right-lead is a local minister-played part 12 yrs earlier. Both agree this is the BEST musical or play we’ve ever seen. The theater has completely been renovated-again by all volunteers-including stringing the chandeliers. TURNED OUT TO BE A WONDERFUL DAY. GOAL HAS CHANGED-MAYBE DON’T NEED TO BIKE TO MAINE-MORE IMPORTANT TO TAKE ONE DAY AT A TIME & ENJOY WHAT YOU FIND ALONG THE WAY.

POOL at DIXIE MOTEL
We needed a rest day so
Whitney could catch us

Armand & Terry-most impressive person we met on our short trip.