A couple of miles into the ride, Milena and I saw a guy riding in front of us, and he didn't look to be one of us. We chased him down, and it turns out he's around our age and also riding coast to coast. He left a little after us and has been averaging 80+ mile days I think. We rode with him, Richard (who we named 'new Richard') to camp where he spent the night with us.
We passed through Pensacola today, and the Blue Angles had their Homecoming show. We passed the base to get some lunch in town, and I stayed back because I wanted to catch the show. I also had some friends to catch up with, so I figured I'd just chat with them while I waited. After everyone left, I realized that my rear wheel was becoming more and more out of true. I decided it wouldn't have been wise to ride back to the base and subsequently add another 10+ miles when my bike wasn't doing that great (also having derailluer issues). So, I went to the bay, and I hoped I would be able to catch some of the show from there. Unfortunately, I was too far away, and I didn't see anything. After about 20 minutes, I decided to go because I needed to make it to the bike shop in Milton, FL, before it closed at 5:00 (and beat the daylight to camp). I made it to Truly Spokin' by about 4:00, and this is by far the best bike shop service-wise we've had the entire trip. The guy fixed up my wheel as best he could so that I could still make it to camp before dark. I bolted from the store at about 4:45 with about 5 more miles and managed to make it with about 10 more minutes of daylight.
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