Another monster bridge, rained last ten miles

 Leaving the comfort of Darien B&B was rough particularly because rain was on the way.  8:00 to 13:00 brought me into Kingsland but not without two detractors.  David, one of the owners of the B&B led me to believe that there was a dedicated bike path over the Brunswick bridge. No such luck, it was a repeat of the Savannah bridge.  My fear factor kicked in so I dismount and walked over the bridge. It was stressful,  miserable hike.  North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia need to get the funding and making these bridges bicycle friendly.  It cross my mind to find someone to drive me and my bike over this final bridge.  Yet, I took the bridge on, refusing to let it intimidate me.  198 ft above the water is not a good feeling for somebody with a fear of heights.  Anyways, the ride before and after the bridge was decent.  The rain was very light off and on until the last ten miles to Kingsland. I saw the fog of rain up ahead hoping it was not to intense. Wrong! It intensified quickly and I scrambled to put my poncho.  I am getting better putting this gear on but the attachments to the bars, hand loops, waist belt and lower hem tightening line makes for a real hassle and provoking my disgust. Being German made it is disappointing how poorly it is designed.  I may modify it to make it user friendly. The last ten miles were wet but the rain essentially let up enough for me to shed the rain gear which makes sweat too much.  When I arrived at the modest City hall seeking lodging information, the skies opened up again.  Fortunately, a motel was within eye sight down the road.  No sooner was I in my room that the rain cranked up. I dodged the bullet.  After spreading out my drenched gear and cleaning up, I went to work cleaning out the jungle in my bar bag.  Next, I had a modest lunch eating up my road food.  With thirty-eight miles to reach Jacksonville, I won’t need the food.  

The car is reserved and zi expect to pick it up from Enterprise at 14:00 tomorrow.  From downtown I will drive to Sea Island for a few days of decompression before driving north to New London.  My total miles for the trip will be just over a thousand.  It has been a challenging but rewarding sojourn.