Streak of 10 weeks with at least one century ride comes to an end. Took a few days off to heal my left knee. I think I tweaked it when I hit a pot hole a week ago. Guessing that was the reason for the pain. My position on the bike hasn’t changed since my bike fit November 2018. Knee feels okay today. Fingers crossed. This morning started out foggy but the fog evaporated quickly as the sun rose.

Woke up at 4 AM and couldn’t go back to sleep so I hopped on my bike. On the Lake Moultrie dike I watched the sunrise. Sweet. Instead of storing clothes at work I carried them in my back loader. The back loader isn’t quite big enough for my clothes, towels and my repair kit. The repair kit fell out the back of the bag on the way to work. Luckily I heard it hit the road and repacked it.

MASON x HUNT 4 Season Disc alloy wheelset installed on Old Yeller. Ordered this wheelset after watching an interview with a couple HUNT employees on the Path Less Pedaled YouTube channel. The wheels are manufactured in Taiwan, shipped to the HUNT UK headquarters for QA and finally shipped to the customer. The installation went pretty well for a noob mechanic. Only regret is I didn’t have new tires. Took Old Yeller out for a spin and nothing fell off.

Goosebumps on my way to the beach. The sun was rising on my left, a full moon was setting on my right, I was surrounded by water, and the smell of pluff mud was permeating the air. Sensory overload. To beat the heat was on the road at 3:30 AM. Wanted to be on the beach for sunrise but was a few minutes late. The segment from the Intracoastal Waterway to the beach takes much longer than you’d think.

Out the door before 4 AM. While still in Nexton had my first encounter with wildlife. Six deer foraging in someone’s yard were spooked by my bike and crossed the road in front of me. Neat to hear 12 hooves clacking on the asphalt. Nearly a full moon with a warm orange tint. As the ride progressed the fog lowered which signifies no wind. Yay! It was a moist ride.