Today’s distance / ???????: 46.8 miles Average speed / ????: 9.1 mph Time on skateboard / ????: 5h 07m Total skateboarding distance to date / ????????????: 2138mi (plus 266mi) Ascent / ??: n/a Descent / ??: n/a End-of-day GPS coordinates: N20.48.08.5, W093.09.29.2 On the road after a restful day in […]
Monthly Archives: January 2008
The rain was not at all unexpected. Todd had already offered for me to stay for the day, to avoid having to skate in the rain. I spent most of the morning in the library trying to update the website, however not only was Flickr.com and Youtube.com blocked, but I […]
Day 558 – USA (LOUISIANA): Rain and thunderstorms in Mamou
Today’s distance / ???????: 58 miles / 93km Average speed / ????: 8.1mph / 13km/h Time on skateboard / ????: 7h 10m Total skateboarding distance to date / ????????????: 2091mi (plus 266mi) / 3365km (plus 430km) Ascent / ??: n/a Descent / ??: n/a End-of-day GPS coordinates: N30.38.30.1, W092.25.07.5 Wow. […]
Day 557 – USA (LOUISIANA): From the Melville ferry to ...
Today’s distance / ???????: 46.5 miles / 74.9km Average speed / ????: 7.9mph / 12.8km/h Time on skateboard / ????: 5h 51m Total skateboarding distance to date / ????????????: 2033mi (plus 266mi) / 3272km (plus 430km) Ascent / ??: n/a Descent / ??: n/a End-of-day GPS coordinates: N30.41.13.6, W091.43.56.3 Joel, […]
Day 556 – USA (LOUISIANA): From Livonia to the Melville ...
Today’s distance / ???????: 37 miles / 59.6km Average speed / ????: 8.0mph / 12.9km/h Time on skateboard / ????: 4h 36m Total skateboarding distance to date / ????????????: 1986mi (plus 266mi) / 3197km (plus 430km) Ascent / ??: n/a Descent / ??: n/a End-of-day GPS coordinates: N30.33.18.8, W091.33.53.9 I […]
Day 555 – USA (LOUISIANA): From Baton Rouge to Livonia
Today’s distance / ???????: 44.1 miles / 70.9km Average speed / ????: 8.8mph / 14km/h Time on skateboard / ????: 4h 59m Total skateboarding distance to date / ????????????: 1948mi (plus 266mi) / 3136km (plus 430km) Ascent / ??: n/a Descent / ??: n/a End-of-day GPS coordinates: N30.26.26.8, W091.09.32.6 At […]
Day 554 – USA (LOUISIANA): From Springfield to a very ...
Ugh. Rain. I decided to wait it out till noon, and then go if it had cleared up. Todd took me out to the Cracker Barrel for breakfast. Thousands of wonderful calories. Grits, bacon, eggs, hashed potato, sausage… By noon the rain had stopped. I jumped into action. Packed the […]
Day 553 – USA (LOUISIANA): Working on it
As I am sitting here, I am trying to figure out why I didn’t continue skating today. There was some talk of me helping my host Todd with a website for his building business…in the end that never happened, and I ended up being spoiled with far too much food […]
Day 552 – USA (LOUISIANA): Fun in Springfield
Today’s distance / ???????: 38.9 miles / 62.6km Average speed / ????: 7.8mph / 12.6km/h Time on skateboard / ????: 4h 58m Total skateboarding distance to date / ????????????: 1904mi (plus 266mi) / 3065km (plus 430km) Ascent / ??: n/a Descent / ??: n/a End-of-day GPS coordinates: N30.26.50.0, W090.34.11.1 A […]
Day 551 – USA (LOUISIANA): From Covington to Springfield
Today’s distance / ???????: 51.7 miles / 83.3km Average speed / ????: 8.9mph / 14.8km/h Time on skateboard / ????: 5h 49m Total skateboarding distance to date / ????????????: 1865mi (plus 266mi) / 3002km (plus 430km) Ascent / ??: n/a Descent / ??: n/a End-of-day GPS coordinates: N30.27.21.8, W090.06.17.2 Anyone from […]
Day 550 – USA (LOUISIANA): From Slidell to Covington
From Tampa (Florida) to Slidell (Louisiana) (click on image for video)
Video update from Slidell, Louisiana, USA
I woke up on Saturday to heavy rain and wind. No the optimal skating weather by any means. It was an easy decision to hang out at Renee’s place for the day. The next day was a pre-Mardi Gras parade in the city, so it was an easy decision to […]
Day 548 and 549 – USA (LOUISIANA): Slacking off in ...
Today’s distance / ???????: 58.6 miles / 94.2km Average speed / ????: 9.6mph / 15.5km/h Time on skateboard / ????: 6h 05m Total skateboarding distance to date / ????????????: 1814mi (plus 266mi) / 2919km (plus 430km) Ascent / ??: n/a Descent / ??: n/a End-of-day GPS coordinates: N30.15.42.1, W089.43.18.4 I […]
Day 547 – USA (MISSISSIPPI and LOUISIANA): From Biloxi to ...
Today’s distance / ???????: 22 miles / 36.6km Average speed / ????: 7.5mph / 12km/h Time on skateboard / ????: 3h 02m Total skateboarding distance to date / ????????????: 1755mi (plus 266mi) / 2825km (plus 430km) Ascent / ??: n/a Descent / ??: n/a End-of-day GPS coordinates: N30.23.42.2, W088.56.37.7 Well, […]
Day 546 – USA (MISSISSIPPI): Updates and some skating
I awoke today to rain and wind. I didn’t even bother to look outside. I slept in till 11am. By 1pm it was still raining, and I had completely given up any idea of skating today. The rough shoulder of US90 was not exactly beckoning to me. So in the […]
Day 545 – USA (MISSISSIPPI): Holed up in the tent
Today’s distance / ???????: 60 miles / 96.6km Average speed / ????: 8.4mph / 13.5km/h Time on skateboard / ????: 7h 08m Total skateboarding distance to date / ????????????: 1732mi (plus 266mi) / 2788km (plus 430km) Ascent / ??: n/a Descent / ??: n/a End-of-day GPS coordinates: N30.23.43.1, W088.40.39.6 (Daufin Island) […]
Day 544 – USA (ALABAMA and MISSISSIPPI): Tough going from ...
Today’s distance / ???????: 51.6 miles / 83.0km Average speed / ????: 8.7mph / 14.0km/h Time on skateboard / ????: 5h 56m Total skateboarding distance to date / ????????????: 1672mi (plus 266mi) / 2692km (plus 430km) Ascent / ??: n/a Descent / ??: n/a End-of-day GPS coordinates: n/a An early morning […]
Day 543 – USA (FLORIDA and ALABAMA): From Pleasant Grove ...
Today’s distance / ???????: 9.20 miles / 14.8km Average speed / ????: 8.6mph / 13.8km/h Time on skateboard / ????: 1h 04m Total skateboarding distance to date / ????????????: 1621mi (plus 266mi) / 2609km (plus 430km) Ascent / ??: n/a Descent / ??: n/a End-of-day GPS coordinates: n/a Tough leaving the […]
Day 542 – USA (FLORIDA): Reluctant departure
I am staying at Jamey Jones’ place in Pensacola. Great guy, a teacher at Ferry Pass Middle School where I did the presentation yesterday. Among other things, he is a big time skater. Back in the day, he was one of the original new style skaters. This afternoon, Jamey and […]
Day 541 – USA (FLORIDA): Still in Pensacola
No skating today, but did get the opportunity to speak to 160 middle school kids at Ferry Pass Middle School in Pensacola. Channel 3 News Clip I showed my Powerpoint Presentation of my trip so far. It was well received, and I got some great questions at the end. By […]
Day 540 – USA (FLORIDA): Pensacola
Today’s distance / ???????: 38 miles / 59.2km Average speed / ????: 8mph / 12.9km/h Time on skateboard / ????: 4h 34m Total skateboarding distance to date / ????????????: 1611mi (plus 266mi) / 2594km (plus 430km) Ascent / ??: n/a Descent / ??: n/a End-of-day GPS coordinates: N30.26.01.4, W087.11.26.8 I […]
Day 539 – USA (Florida): From Eglin Air Force Base ...
Today’s distance / ???????: 38 miles / 59.2km Average speed / ????: 8mph / 12.9km/h Time on skateboard / ????: 4h 34m Total skateboarding distance to date / ????????????: 1611mi (plus 266mi) / 2594km (plus 430km) Ascent / ??: n/a Descent / ??: n/a End-of-day GPS coordinates: N30.26.01.4, W087.11.26.8 I […]
Day 539 – USA (Florida): From Eglin Air Force Base ...
Today’s distance / ???????: 49.3 miles / 79.4km Average speed / ????: 8.1mph / 13km/h Time on skateboard / ????: 5h 42m Total skateboarding distance to date / ????????????: 1575mi (plus 266mi) / 2534km (plus 430km) Ascent / ??: n/a Descent / ??: n/a End-of-day GPS coordinates: N30.24.31.7, W086.41.59.8 Thank […]
Day 538 – USA (FLORIDA): From Freeport Public Library to ...
Today’s distance / 今日の走行距離: 49.7 miles / 80km Average speed / 平均速度: 8.7mph / 14km/h Time on skateboard / 走行時間: 5h 42m Total skateboarding distance to date / 今までスケボで走った距離: 1525mi (plus 266mi) / 2455km (plus 430km) Ascent / 上り: +220m Descent / 下り: -215m End-of-day GPS coordinates: n/a Another great […]
Day 537 – USA (FLORIDA): Church on highway 231 to ...
Today’s distance / 今日の走行距離: 61.4 miles / 98.7km Average speed / 平均速度: 9.9mph / 15.9km/h Time on skateboard / 走行時間: 6h 12m Total skateboarding distance to date / 今までスケボで走った距離: 1476mi (plus 266mi) / 2375km (plus 430km) Ascent / 上り: negligible Descent / 下り: negligible End-of-day GPS coordinates: N30.30.46.4, W085.24.43.5 What […]
Day 536 – USA (FLORIDA): From Hall’s landing to a ...
Today’s distance / 今日の走行距離: 7.8 miles / 12.6km Average speed / 平均速度: 8.6mph / 12.6km/h Time on skateboard / 走行時間: 45 minutes Total skateboarding distance to date / 今までスケボで走った距離: 1414mi (plus 266mi) / 2276km (plus 430km) Ascent / 上り: negligible Descent / 下り: negligible End-of-day GPS coordinates: N30.25.08.5, W084.34.20.1 There […]