Day 5 Port Orange to St. Augustine

Today was a 65 mile day that started nice enough,through fancy waterway homes and reached the first sag stop at 20 miles. Before that I have to tell about the policeman and the turtle crossing the road. We had just started our ride and the policeman stopped his car with lights on and picked up the turtle and took it over to the side of the street. The riders wanted him to let them take a picture of this high risk duty,but he was enroute to another call and to hurry. 

After the 20 mile mark,the skies began to darken and we stopped for a moment to put phones into our water proof bags. Then all hell broke loose and the thunder,lightening,and then the torrential downpour began. We had to keep going and went many miles before we could get under a building with some other riders. The skies did clear and we continued north on A1A towards St Augustine. Then the heat started and it got as high as 102 degrees and high humidity. Gail and I stop a lot to regroup,drink fluids,and off course eat. I really don't like heat and it was very hard ride today for both of us. Consequently we don't have any pictures today and we have a day off tomorrow. I am doing laundry as I write this blog and Gail finished cleaning her bike. Tomorrow I am shopping for a new rolling duffel bag as the bag I brought is too cumbersome to carry. Last night's dinner was fish taco's,coleslaw,chips,and numerous toppings for your tacos and then homemade chocolate chip cookies. Yum