Montreal family makes stop in Starke on bike journey

Since flying into Portland, Oregon, on July 15, this Montreal family biked more than 2,000 miles when they arrived in Starke on Dec. 2 and stayed the night at KOA. Pictured (clockwise from left) are Val, his wife, Julie, and their children, Emily, 11, and Maelle, 9. Photo by Cliff Smelley.

BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer “A bicycle ride around the world begins with a single pedal stroke.” That quote is attributed to San Francisco’s Scott Stoll, who did indeed ride his bicycle around the world — a four-year journey that began in 2001. Montreal’s Val Florimond and his family aren’t quite riding around the…

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