We literally flew though today's 103 miles maintaining a pace close to 20 mph most of the way while climbing 4700 feet over the rolling hills of central South Carolina. The scenery was not as dramatic today as it has been over the past week, so we put our heads down and went for it. The final 10 miles into and through Columbia gave me a chance to see the city in a much closer way than the several times I have driven through on the interstate. It is a very pleasant city - state capital and home of the University of South Carolina. We rode the last few miles on a great bike path along the river.
Tomorrow we do our last century ride as we head 109 miles to the Inn at Middleton in Summerville. We have very little climbing, so our pace will likely be as fast or faster than today's.
Jan and our friends, Don and Regina Lucas, are heading to Charleston tomorrow to be in place when we arrive on Tuesday, dip our tires in the Atlantic, and celebrate our accomplishment. It should be a great time - but first we all need to stay in the moment and make sure that tomorrow's century ride is a safe one.
Steve
The remarkable adventure is coming to a close.
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