Feb 19, 2019
Day 2 of the Cross-Florida bike tour began in Lakeland, Florida with a serene morning palling around with exotic birds. With 51 miles of riding ahead of me, I got an early start knowing there was a small stretch of questionable riding towards the end in Kissimmee.
The Journal: Cross-Florida Bike Tour, Part 2
Lakeland, FL to Kissimmee, FL
Check out the full route at Ride with GPS
Statistics
Miles biked: 51
Orange groves: 2
Alpaca encounters: several
Sweet paved trail miles: 5
Transit fast forwards avoided: 1
Incomplete sidewalk connections: zero (woo hoo!)
Flats: zero
Theme park hotel bars: 2
Pedalshift Society
As always we like to close out the show with a special shoutout to the Pedalshift Society! Because of support from listeners like you, Pedalshift is a weekly bicycle touring podcast with a global community, expanding into live shows and covering new tours like this winter's Cross-Florida bike tour! If you like what you hear, you can support the show for 5 bucks, 2 bucks or even a buck a month. And there's one-shot and annual options if you're not into the small monthly thing. Check it all out at pedalshift.net/society.
Music
You've been hearing about Jason Kent and his music for many fine episodes. Their latest album may be their best yet. Go get it.