Today’s distance / 今日の走行距離: 34.3 miles Average speed / 平均速度: 10.2mph Time on skateboard / 走行時間: 3h 21m Total skateboarding distance to date / 今までスケボで走った距離: 1235mi (plus 266mi) Ascent / 上り: negligible Descent / 下り: negligible End-of-day GPS coordinates: oops, forgot Had I just been able to skate along US19, […]
Monthly Archives: December 2007
Today’s distance / 今日の走行距離: 33.2 miles / 53.4km Average speed / 平均速度: 10.6mph / 17km/h Time on skateboard / 走行時間: 3h 08m Total skateboarding distance to date / 今までスケボで走った距離: 1201mi (plus 266mi) / 1932km (plus 430km) Ascent / 上り: negligible Descent / 下り: negligible End-of-day GPS coordinates: oops, forgot Great […]
Day 528 – USA (Florida): Homosassa to Gulf Hammock
Today’s distance / 今日の走行距離: 26.3 miles Average speed / 平均速度: 9.7mph Time on skateboard / 走行時間: 2h 46m Total skateboarding distance to date / 今までスケボで走った距離: 1166mi (plus 266mi) Ascent / 上り: negligible Descent / 下り: negligible End-of-day GPS coordinates: oops, forgot Thank you to Patrick McInnis and his family for […]
Day 527 – USA (Florida): From Springhill to Withlacoochee Statepark ...
Today’s distance / 今日の走行距離: 34.5 miles Average speed / 平均速度: 10.1mph Time on skateboard / 走行時間: 3h 24m Total skateboarding distance to date / 今までスケボで走った距離: 1140mi (plus 266mi) Ascent / 上り: negligible Descent / 下り: negligible End-of-day GPS coordinates: oops, forgot Mmmmmmm. Cycle path. Sooooo smoooooth. But no batteries in […]
Day 526 – USA (Florida): Chival to Springhill
Today’s distance / 今日の走行距離: 18 miles Average speed / 平均速度: 8.8mph Time on skateboard / 走行時間: 2h 05m Total skateboarding distance to date / 今までスケボで走った距離: 1105mi (plus 266mi) Ascent / 上り: negligible Descent / 下り: negligible End-of-day GPS coordinates: oops, forgot Didn’t get away from Rick’s place until 2pm, but […]
Day 525 – USA (Florida): From Tampa to Chival
New video! Click on image above to view (4 mins) ———————————— Talk about a lazy day. Days like this are great once in a while. Slept in, watched TV, went to the beach in the evening. When Rick said that we were going to the beach, I had different ideas […]
Day 524 – USA (Florida): Clearwater Beach and video
Regular readers: Please note extra editorial note on day 520. —————— Christmas in the USA. For some reason it was a bit of a surreal experience. I mean, that’s where Christmas trees, gaudy Christmas lights, mass over-commercialization, Christmas itself originated, right? At least that was how I felt as we […]
Day 523 – USA (Florida): Mistletoe and wine in Tampa
Merry Christmas, y’all. Got on the evening news today. Yes they think my name is Ron. (Click on image above to view news story video) Thank you to Adam and all of the Tampa Bay’s Channel 10 News for picking up my story and for using some of my photos […]
Day 522 – USA (Florida): Big news in Tampa
NOTE: In regards to the following journal entry, please be reminded that cigars are addictive, can cause cancer, and are just as dangerous to your health as cigarettes, if not more dangerous. I do not condone habitual, frequent use of cigars; please be aware of the dangers before making any […]
Day 520 – USA (Florida): More smoke in Tampa
So another day here in sunny Tampa. The day began with an interview with the boys from the Sports Animal radio show – 620WDAE – in Tampa at about 10:15am. I hope to get a recording of the show soon so we can hear it all again. Rick’s* wife Robyn […]
Day 519 – USA (Florida): Up in smoke
Today’s distance / 今日の走行距離: 18.6 miles / 29.9km Average speed / 平均速度: 8.6mph / 13.9km/h Time on skateboard / 走行時間: 2h 08m Total skateboarding distance to date / 今までスケボで走った距離: 1087mi (plus 266mi) / 1749km (plus 430km) Ascent / 上り: negligible Descent / 下り: negligible End-of-day GPS coordinates: N27.55.034, E082.31.019 Last […]
Day 518 – USA (Florida): Arrival in Tampa
Today’s distance / 今日の走行距離: 61mi / 99.2km Average speed / 平均速度: 9.8mph / 15.7km/h Time on skateboard / 走行時間: 6h 18m Total skateboarding distance to date / 今までスケボで走った距離: 1068mi (plus 266mi) / 1719km (plus 430km) Ascent / 上り: negligible Descent / 下り: negligible End-of-day GPS coordinates: N27.52.549, E082.12.954 Look Mum! […]
Dat 517 – USA (Florida): Sebring to a country club ...
I ate some mysterious meat today. Or, hang on, I think this alligator meat was legal, so I guess I can call it Gator Meat. It’s only the stuff that has been acquired by dubious means that is called Mystery Meat…or so they say…whoever they may be… In any case, […]
Day 516 – USA (Florida): The Mystery Meat
No skateboarding today. Had an interview with a local newspaper. Made the landing page for 14degrees.org a bit easier to navigate. Previously, the fancy Flash animation posed issues for some visitors to the site. I hope that the changes makes it a little easier. Check it out here: 14degrees.org Abuse […]
Day 515 – USA (Florida): Chilling in Sebring
Today’s distance / 今日の走行距離: 42mi Average speed / 平均速度: 8.6mph Time on skateboard / 走行時間: 4h 57m Total skateboarding distance to date / 今までスケボで走った距離: 1006mi (plus 266mi) Ascent / 上り: negligible Descent / 下り: negligible Citrus groves, rain, then headwinds. That’s the boring part. The exciting part was that I […]
Day 514 – USA (Florida): From Palmdale to Sebring
Today’s distance / 今日の走行距離: 51.5mi / 82.9km Average speed / 平均速度: 9.3mph / 15km/h Time on skateboard / 走行時間: 5h 30m Total skateboarding distance to date / 今までスケボで走った距離: 964mi (plus 266mi) / 1551km Ascent / 上り: negligible Descent / 下り: negligible Tailwinds and smooth roads continued today with the wonderful […]
Day 513 – USA (Florida): From South Bay to Palmdale
Today’s distance / 今日の走行距離: 58.7mi / 94km Average speed / 平均速度: 9.6mph / 15.5km/h Time on skateboard / 走行時間: 6h 6m Total skateboarding distance to date / 今までスケボで走った距離: 912mi (plus 266mi) / 1469km Ascent / 上り: negligible Descent / 下り: negligible Wow. Talk about zoom zoom. A beautiful south easterly […]
Day 512 – USA (Florida): From Hialeah Gardens to just ...
Today’s distance / 今日の走行距離: 31.4mi / 50km Average speed / 平均速度: 8.3mph / 13.4km/h Time on skateboard / 走行時間: 3h 46m Total skateboarding distance to date / 今までスケボで走った距離: 854mi (plus 266mi) / 1374km Ascent / 上り: negligible Descent / 下り: negligible I spent another damp night outside last night. Using […]
Day 511 – USA (Florida): From a graveyard in Homestead ...
Today’s distance / 今日の走行距離: 34.1mi / 54km Average speed / 平均速度: 9.9mph / 15.9km/h Time on skateboard / 走行時間: 3h 27m Total skateboarding distance to date / 今までスケボで走った距離: 822mi (plus 266mi) / 1323km Ascent / 上り: negligible Descent / 下り: negligible Tailwinds, smooth roads, strong legs. What a difference a day makes! I finally […]
Day 510 – USA (Florida): US1 Mile Marker 103 to ...
Today’s distance / 今日の走行距離: 0 miles Average speed / 平均速度: 0 mph Time on skateboard / 走行時間: 0h 00m Total skateboarding distance to date / 今までスケボで走った距離: 788 miles (plus 266 miles) Ascent / 上り: negligible Descent / 下り: negligible Resting today at the Flannery’s place. Wonderful family who have taken me in and are […]
Day 508 – USA (Florida): Recovering in Key Largo
Today’s distance / 今日の走行距離: 22.7 miles Average speed / 平均速度: 7.6 mph Time on skateboard / 走行時間: 3h 00m Total skateboarding distance to date / 今までスケボで走った距離: 788 miles (plus 266 miles) Ascent / 上り: negligible Descent / 下り: negligible I think I slept about two hours last night. In about ten minute intervals. I […]
Day 507 – USA (Florida): From Indian Key Channel bridge ...
Today’s distance / 今日の走行距離: 28.9 miles Average speed / 平均速度: 7.1 mph Time on skateboard / 走行時間: 4h 06m Total skateboarding distance to date / 今までスケボで走った距離: 765 miles (plus 266 miles) Ascent / 上り: negligible Descent / 下り: negligible Dry and flat with headwinds. Yes, the same as yesterday, more or less. I felt […]
Day 506 – USA (Florida): Castaway Restaurant in Marathon to ...
Today’s distance / 今日の走行距離: 33.5 miles Average speed / 平均速度: 6.9 mph Time on skateboard / 走行時間: 4h 51m Total skateboarding distance to date / 今までスケボで走った距離: 736 miles (plus 266 miles) Ascent / 上り: negligible Descent / 下り: negligible Easterly winds of fifteen to twenty miles and hour. I was happy about […]
Day 505 – USA (Florida): From Bobby’s Coffee Shop to ...
Today’s distance / 今日の走行距離: 19.8 kms Average speed / 平均速度: 13.2km/h Time on skateboard / 走行時間: 1h 28m Total skateboarding distance to date / 今までスケボで走った距離: 1132.04km (plus 428.5km) Ascent / 上り: negligible Descent / 下り: negligible So, the trans-US skateboard trip begins. Set off from Key West at about 10am, […]