Pancaked 

A better day begins with errant snaps, shot, and no flat tires in Georgia! Leaving Kingsland, GA,  in cool weather and a 20-foot shoulder. Yeah!

Appreciably smaller shoulder but less trafficked  and easy going.

Making progress Brunswick’s the destination today. Savanah can wait.

A lot of today’s trek looked like this. High speed but low traffic, maybe a dozen cars every 15 minutes.

There’s always room for a second breakfast. This is in Woodbine, GA.

What? A chocolate chip cookie can be second breakfast.

Crossing the Satilla River north of Woodbine, GA.

This is about 200 feet lower than the most memorable river crossing today.

Traffic is so light I can take the lane south of Waverly, GA.

Dollar General: good for a protein shake, a sit-down, and a bathroom break. Waverly, GA.

I hate these shoulders: half rumble strip that will shake the fillings out of your molars, and 10-inches of debris strewn luck o’ the draw. Today I saw carabiners, more bolts and nails than a hardware store stocks, spark plug boots, lighters, beer cans, and a flattened beaver— probably not thrown from a car, but certainly pancaked by one.

Almost there after this bridge coming… um.. er…

… mountain?! This picture does not do its scale justice. The Sidney Lanier Bridge—the longest and tallest bridge in Georgia—almost 1.5 miles long and 486 feet tall. Cargo ships pass under this span.

Near the apex looking southeast.

Downhill start looking north.

And quickly thereafter my turn off to historic Old Town Brunswick, GA, established in 1771.

Here’s a muster of American Wood Storks I came upon before riding into Old Town Brunswick, GA.

Central casting called, they want southern gothic.

My Air BnB for the evening is decidedly 20th century ranch…

… with BoHo beach inclinations. It’ll do nicely, especially since they allow the bike to be my roomie.

Good eats nearby…

… at the Yellow Deli. Good eats…

… and sweets: mango maté and tomorrow’s breakfast…

Day 15
Start: Kingsland, GA
End: Brunswick, GA
Miles: 44.10

Townsend, GA, tomorrow. Sweet dreams. Carrot cake bliss!

What I’m Reading:

I have lived on earth long enough
to know good luck arrives only on its way
to someone else, for it must leave you to the miracle
of your own misfortune

— Danusha Laméris / “U-Pick Orchards”