When I planned my cycle across the USA, I decided the one
detour I wanted to make was to see a Space Shuttle (it turns out it was only 6 miles from my route, so not much of a detour!). So on Tuesday, I took a trip to Kennedy Space
Centre and ticked something off my bucket list (i.e. seeing a space shuttle!).
Sadly in the USA, the car is king. As a result, there is not much public
transport and, as with my other two days off, I was forced to cycle. It was only 7 miles to the visitor centre and
I was able to leave my heavy bags behind, so as rides go it was pretty easy.
The problem with the ride was the road. I would not recommend SR405 to anyone on a
bike! The ride out in the morning was
unpleasant, but quiet. On the way back
it was a different story. A very
intimidating busy road and I was feeling uncomfortable riding it. Believe it or not, it was with some relief when
I heard the bleep of a police siren behind me; I knew help may be at hand!
The reason the policeman had pulled me over is the road is
closed to cyclists 3-6pm everyday; I had cycled past the information sign
without seeing it. The policeman
was in a patrol car so he couldn’t help me, so he called NASA security to come
and get me off site. I was given a lift
by Eric, who it turns out is a nice bloke and also a fellow cyclist and triathlete. We had a nice chat; but I’ll leave that bit
out when I retell the tale back in the UK and just tell people how he had a
gun.
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| A great ShelterBox ambassador, after a run in with the police! |
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