76 days 'til SUS '12!

Okay, with only 76 days until the start of Bike & Build I figured I should maybe do some quick research about the cities we'll be biking to, not just the ones we'll be building in. So, I figured, every day or so until the start of the trip I would research the next few cities on the route list & pass some interesting facts on to you, my loyal readers, as well.

Jacksonville, FL

 The Jacksonville Skyline

• Jacksonville is the largest city by land area in the U.S.
• The average high in May is 85.6 degrees.

• The average wait list time for housing from the Jacksonville Housing Authority for a studio apt is 2-6 months, while the wait for a 1-2 bedroom is 8-24 months. 

Callahan, FL

• +13% population growth in the last 10 years.
• There are only 78.5 males for every 100 females.
• In 2009 the median house value was almost $40,000 less than the FL state median.

Palatka, FL

 One of Palatka's many murals

•  There are more than 31 murals painted on historical buildings around the city. The Conlee-Snyder Mural Committee is dedicated to accurately portraying the history of Palatka as well as Putnam County. A picture guide of the murals can be found here.
• Palatka hosts a Blue Crab Festival every year on Memorial Day weekend. Though we will just miss the festival it hosts lots of blue crab but also helicopter rides & even camel rides!

The forecast for tomorrow calls for steady 20+ mph winds, so sadly my plan of riding to the bike shop to buy more gear just got nixed.

If you know of any must-see's in ANY of the cities were passing through, great places to eat, crazy, wacky things to see, whatever it may be, let me know!