Jacksonville Airport to the Beaches by Bike Discovered that it is possible to cycle from the Jacksonville Airport to the beach. Arrived at the airport at around 5:30 pm. It usually takes around 20 minutes to set up the bike and trailer and get on the road. Arrived at Mom's place just after 8:00 pm, so the ride took around 2 1/2 hours. Except for the construction zone along Heckscher Drive, there was a decent shoulder or relatively quiet back streets for most of the ride. The ride was an adventure, as opposed to sitting in a taxi for an hour and fretting about the $40. fare. Talked to a few people while awaiting the ferry; a guy who lives nearby and wants to ride but doesn't feel safe "I only ride against traffic so I can keep an eye on the crazy drivers". I tried to correct that notion. There was also a couple from Georgia who talked about the recently completed Tour de Georgia and the difficulty of the mountain stages.
posted by Bruce Wright at 4:02 PM #