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Deb Gardner

@DebAGardner

A believer, wife, mom, friend, and DeDe who thrives on cycling, erging, reading, serving others and spending time outdoors with #TomNDeb

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Show and Tell with the Second Grade keepcalmandpedalonblog.com/2…
Show and Tell with the Second Grade

Show and Tell with the Second Grade

Well this was a fun way to spend a Tuesday afternoon! Tom and I were invited to the second grade classroom for a Q & A session, or show and tell if you’re a second grader. So we loaded ou…

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#SD2KW: Wrapping Up Our San Diego to Key West Ride keepcalmandpedalonblog.com/2…
#SD2KW: Wrapping Up Our San Diego to Key West Ride

#SD2KW: Wrapping Up Our San Diego to Key West Ride

Tom and I wrapped up our San Diego to Key West bike ride a little over a week ago and have some data, final thoughts, lessons learned and finally one last video we’d like to share. Thanks so much t…

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#SD2KW, Day 65, Baha’i Honda to Key West, 38 miles | Finished! keepcalmandpedalonblog.com/2…
#SD2KW, Day 65, Baha’i Honda to Key West, 38 miles | Finished!

#SD2KW, Day 65, Baha’i Honda to Key West, 38 miles | Finished!

Riding Stats Accommodations Route Tracker We have finished our San Diego to Key West bike ride of over 3,600 miles and are celebrating with family. Look for our final recap post in a few days. For …

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#SD2KW, Day 64, Long Key to Baha’i Honda, 36 Miles | The Seven Mile Bridge keepcalmandpedalonblog.com/2…
#SD2KW, Day 64, Long Key to Baha’i Honda, 36 Miles | The Seven Mile Bridge

#SD2KW, Day 64, Long Key to Baha’i Honda, 36 Miles | The Seven Mile Bridge

Riding Stats Accommodations Route Tracker We had a couple unexpected visitors last night as we slept beachfront sans tent fly under the stars. Raindrops came and went about 3am, however just a spri…

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#SD2KW, Day 63, Florida City to Long Key, 62 Miles | Blue keepcalmandpedalonblog.com/2…
#SD2KW, Day 63, Florida City to Long Key, 62 Miles | Blue

#SD2KW, Day 63, Florida City to Long Key, 62 Miles | Blue

Riding Stats Accommodations Route Tracker Blue skies. Blue water. Who knew there were so many shades of beautiful blues? We cycled past Key Largo early in the day and with plenty of time to ride to…

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#SD2KW, Day 62, Hollywood to Florida City, 54 Miles | Miami: Magnificent Mayem keepcalmandpedalonblog.com/2…
#SD2KW, Day 62, Hollywood to Florida City, 54 Miles | Miami: Magnificent Mayem

#SD2KW, Day 62, Hollywood to Florida City, 54 Miles | Miami: Magnificent Mayem

Riding Stats Accommodations Route Tracker We were delighted to see a stellar sunrise over the Atlantic Ocean before we started our ride. What a way to start the day. 🌅 Miami was on our to-do list t…

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#SD2KW, Day 61, Vero Juno Beach to Hollywood, 67 Miles | All About A1A keepcalmandpedalonblog.com/2…
#SD2KW, Day 61, Juno Beach to Hollywood, 67 Miles | All About A1A

#SD2KW, Day 61, Juno Beach to Hollywood, 67 Miles | All About A1A

Riding Stats Accommodations Route Tracker Today was all about navigating through several beach cities on A1A. And let’s just say it’s getting harder and harder for Tom to find gas station foil-wrap…

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SD2KW, Day 60, Vero Beach to Juno Beach, 77 Miles | Mother Mother Ocean keepcalmandpedalonblog.com/2…
#SD2KW, Day 60, Vero Beach to Juno Beach, 77 Miles | Mother Mother Ocean

#SD2KW, Day 60, Vero Beach to Juno Beach, 77 Miles | Mother Mother Ocean

Riding Stats Accommodations Route Tracker Today’s nearly constant companion was the Atlantic Ocean. We hugged her coastline most all day and when weaned away we found ourselves crossing bridges and…

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#SD2KW, Day 59, Titusville to Vero Beach, 71 Miles | Gloom and Vroom keepcalmandpedalonblog.com/2…
#SD2KW, Day 59, Titusville to Vero Beach, 71 Miles | Gloom and Vroom

#SD2KW, Day 59, Titusville to Vero Beach, 71 Miles | Gloom and Vroom

Riding Stats Accommodations Route Tracker It might have been one of the gloomiest days on our bike tour but the easiest 70 miler we’ve ridden. I mean we’re almost to Havana! It’s Sunday and althoug…

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#SD2KW, Day 58, Port Orange to Titusville, 54 Miles | Things That…0 keepcalmandpedalonblog.com/2…
#SD2KW, Day 58, Port Orange to Titusville, 54 Miles | Things That…

#SD2KW, Day 58, Port Orange to Titusville, 54 Miles | Things That…

Riding Stats Accommodations Route Tracker From Tom: Things that make me smile: As we were cycling on US 1 today between Daytona and New Smyrna, I got to thinking about our family vacations as a kid…

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#SD2KW, Day 57, St. Augustine to Port Orange, 58 Miles | Good Vibes keepcalmandpedalonblog.com/2…
#SD2KW, Day 57, St. Augustine to Port Orange, 58 Miles | Good Vibes

#SD2KW, Day 57, St. Augustine to Port Orange, 58 Miles | Good Vibes

Riding Stats Accommodations Route Tracker When we took off this morning we felt like we were starting a whole new ride. And we were! We got an early start to beat the spring break traffic and our e…

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#SD2KW, Day 56, Palatka to St. Augustine, 32 Miles | Southern Tier Complete keepcalmandpedalonblog.com/2…
#SD2KW, Day 56, Palatka to St. Augustine, 32 Miles | Southern Tier Complete

#SD2KW, Day 56, Palatka to St. Augustine, 32 Miles | Southern Tier Complete

Riding Stats Accommodations Route Tracker We made it! And what a lovely morning it was for the easy cruise into St. Augustine. We’re both beyond grateful to have completed this first (and longest) …

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#SD2KW, Day 55, Alachua to Palatka, 80 Miles | All Good Things keepcalmandpedalonblog.com/2…
#SD2KW, Day 55, Alachua to Palatka, 80 Miles | All Good Things

#SD2KW, Day 55, Alachua to Palatka, 80 Miles | All Good Things

Riding Stats Accommodations Route Tracker Our last full day on the Southern Tier Bike Route treated us to miles and miles of stunning bike trails. However first, there were donuts to enjoy. We wait…

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#SD2KW, Day 54, Suwannee River State Park to Alachua, 78 Miles | Near Perfect keepcalmandpedalonblog.com/2…
#SD2KW, Day 54, Suwannee River State Park to Alachua, 78 Miles | Near Perfect

#SD2KW, Day 54, Suwannee River State Park to Alachua, 78 Miles | Near Perfect

Riding Stats Route Tracker Accommodations Today was one of those near perfect days of riding, right down to the soup and sammich lunch special served at Wellborn’s Country Charm Diner. With blue bi…

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#SD2KW, Day 53, Lloyd to Suwannee River State Park, 59 Miles | Your Attention Please keepcalmandpedalonblog.com/2…
#SD2KW, Day 53, Lloyd to Suwannee River State Park, 59 Miles | Your Attention Please

#SD2KW, Day 53, Lloyd to Suwannee River State Park, 59 Miles | Your Attention Please

Riding Stats Accommodations Route Tracker Today’s moment that gave me pause to reflect was meeting Earl. A gentle giant both in physical and spiritual stature, he started his walk across America on…

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#SD2KW, Day 52, Chattahoochee to Lloyd, 65 Miles | The Fourth keepcalmandpedalonblog.com/2…
#SD2KW, Day 52, Chattahoochee to Lloyd, 65 Miles | The Fourth

#SD2KW, Day 52, Chattahoochee to Lloyd, 65 Miles | The Fourth

Riding Stats Accommodations Route Tracker Today we cycled through our fourth state capital: Tallahassee. If you’ve been following our journey, can you think of the other three state capitals we’ve …

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#SD2KW, Day 51, De Funiak Springs to Chattahoochee, 85 Miles | Ride As You Feel keepcalmandpedalonblog.com/2…
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#SD2KW, Day 50, Milton to De Funiak Springs, 59 Miles | My Old School keepcalmandpedalonblog.com/2…
#SD2KW, Day 50, Milton to De Funiak Springs, 59 Miles | My Old School

#SD2KW, Day 50, Milton to De Funiak Springs, 59 Miles | My Old School

Riding Stats Accommodations Route Tracker Every day on the Southern Tier we are meeting more riders. It’s like a class reunion of sorts. Today, however was a special sort of reunion when Tom reunit…

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#SD2KW, Day 49, Gulf Shores to Milton, 67 Miles | The Sunshine State? keepcalmandpedalonblog.com/2…
#SD2KW, Day 49, Gulf Shores to Milton, 67 Miles | The Sunshine State?

#SD2KW, Day 49, Gulf Shores to Milton, 67 Miles | The Sunshine State?

Riding Stats Accommodations Route Tracker We made it to Florida this morning, aka The Sunshine State, and we had our first day of rain. 🤣 It actually just sprinkled most of the morning and didn’t r…

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#SD2KW, Day 48, Dauphin Island to Gulf Shores, 31 Miles | Ferry Godmother keepcalmandpedalonblog.com/2…
#SD2KW, Day 48, Dauphin Island to Gulf Shores, 31 Miles | Ferry Godmother

#SD2KW, Day 48, Dauphin Island to Gulf Shores, 31 Miles | Ferry Godmother

Riding Stats Accommodations Route Tracker It’s as if our ferry godmother paid a visit to Dauphin Island and fixed the ferry ramp. Once fixed we were on our way to Gulf Shores. But first, we cycled …

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