Coast 2 Coast 2012 – March 9, 2012 to April 30, 2012
Are you ready to bike Coast To Coast without any of the hassle? If so, this is the tour you have been waiting for.
Starting in San Diego, CA. March 9, 2012 and ending in St. Augustine April 30, 2012, the weather will be perfect for your Coast 2 Coast Bicycling Adventure.
Average daily mileage of just over 60 with rest days incorporated for added enjoyment. This trip will be body friendly for sure. All the participants need to understand my philosophy before registering for this tour.. This adventure is being planned to allow you a chance to view and get to know this country as you can do only from a bicycle seat. This Coast 2 Coast will be a trip across the United States, it just happens to be on a bicycle.
To give you an idea of what this adventure is all about watch this video:
The “trip” is the most important factor. If you want to “race” across the United States chasing the white line, there are other tours which would suit you better.
With that in mind, before registering, you MUST talk with Bubba directly. During this conversation, Bubba will help you decide if this is the correct tour for you. Bubba can be reached at 321-759-3433.
Click here to download the Coast 2 Coast Registration form
If you wish to explore this country, meet locals, visit local attractions, see-smell-feel-and taste this country like you can do only from the seat of a bicycle all while being PAMPERED, this is the trip you have been waiting for.
This is primarily a camping tour; however, there will be times you will over-night in motels along the way as well as other indoor “camping”. While staying other than a camp ground, there will be sharing sleeping accommodations with others on the tour however you will always have your own bed. The over-night accommodations will be the best options available but will vary from night to night. Each over-night location will have showers, hot water, and flush toilets. Some will have just one of each so waiting for others to finish before your use might become necessary. The camp grounds utilized by this tour are commercial camp grounds; however, once again, the amities will vary.
You will be bicycling mostly on very lightly traveled back roads however at times on more heavily traveled roads.
This is a totally supported and PAMPERED tour. Sag vehicles, sag stops, route sheets, and of course PAMPERING.
What is PAMPERING? The tour will provide you with a top quality Kelty tent along with daily set-up and take down. Nice thick air mattress to sleep on, no thin therma-rest on this tour. Fresh towels and wash cloths daily. Cold drinks and snacks can be enjoyed under the E-Z Up canopies while sitting on deluxe camp chairs.
Meals will be a combination of eating out allowing you the chance to experience local flavor as well as freshly prepared meals in camp. On past tours, the riders have all agreed, the meals prepared by the Coast 2 Coast staff all surpassed the meals at restaurants.
Fresh Salads are regularly prepared and served. Sample of one of the great tasting freshly prepared meals is this Blacken Salmon, Baked Potato, and Fresh Green Beans.
A rider having fun with his “hot off the grill” waffle by making a Happy Face with the fresh fruit and whipped cream while “Baby Harry” is getting ready to enjoy a bowl of Banana Cream Pudding
So, dip your rear wheel into the Pacific Ocean and your front wheel in the Atlantic Ocean, let me do everything in between.
After dipping your rear wheel into the Pacific Ocean in San Diego, CA, you will start heading east up and over the coastal California mountains into the deserts of Arizona. Crossing into the Land of Enchantment, New Mexico, you will be riding surrounded the beauty of the Chiricahua and Pelencillo Mountains. The wide-open spaces of Western Texas and the beautiful wild-flowers of the Texas Hill Country are sights you will never forget. The route flattens out as you head into Cajun Country, an area known for its great music and wonderful food. You will take a ferry across the Mississippi River, one of only two sections of the entire route you can make progress without pedaling. You will spend two days in Mississippi before hitting the white sand beaches of Alabama. A ferry ride across the Mobile Bay will take you into Florida. Finally, into Florida we head to the oldest city in the country, St. Augustine, where a front wheel dipping celebration awaits you.
Past riders have loved the route and all it offers. The constantly changing scenery is amazing. I am sure you will as well.
Included in the registration fee:
- Full PAMPERING which includes a top quality tent with daily set-up and take-down
- A very thick air mattress
- An extra large bath towel and wash cloth fresh and clean daily
- A deluxe camp chair to rest your bones after riding
- Baggage transportation
- Detailed route sheet
Sag support with light food items, snacks, and cold drinks- Over Night Lodging Fees
- Most Breakfasts and Dinners (lunch will be on your own)
- Cell phone charging
- Coast 2 Coast Riding Apparel
- Bike Mechanic
- Secure long-term parking in St. Augustine
- Fun surprises
What is NOT included:
- Most Lunches however SAG Vehicle will have food items daily
- Transportation to the start and back from the end for both you and your bike
- Hassle
Meet your host
While working as a police officer, I took up bicycling as my way of keeping in shape and completed over 40 week long tours all over this beautiful country.
My retirement gift to myself was a self-contained, fully loaded, solo bicycle trip across the United States.
Bubba Barron
What an adventure it was. Rarely a day goes by which something does not trigger a memory of that wonderful trip.
In 2002, upon completion of my Coast 2 Coast trip, Bubba’s Pampered Pedalers was started providing services on organized bicycle tours. You see, I understand what it is like getting off a bicycle after a hard day of riding.
In 2003, BubbaFest —Florida Keys, a week-long bicycle vacation, was started and is held annually each November.
Bubba’s PAMPERED Pedalers is an “official” charter of RAGBRAI.
Being proud member of the National Bike Tour Directors Association, I pride myself in offering nothing less than the very best possible experience to all. Being second best is something I will neither strive for nor permit.
So, come along and you will see what I mean when saying…..
It’s ALL Good!
Click here to download the Coast 2 Coast Registration form
I am always available to answer any questions via the following: BikerBubba@aol.com
321-759-3433
