This morning started with the same routine we have gotten into. Get up at 5:30am (I resist until 5:40ish!), pack up our bedding and take everything out to the RV. I like to eat before putting my cycling gear on. Shane and Shannon get all the gear on first to get it out of the way. But I have my own system and it works! Then I ate breakfast, today i had cereal again. It has somewhat became my thing on ride days to have just a bowl of cereal. Aunt Sharron prepared pancake and bacon today for us. It looked and smelled wonderful, but i stuck to my cereal.
We left at day break and headed west. The weather was great today, humidity was low and we had a wind behind us most of the morning. All three of us got into a groove early and knocked off the first 50 miles like nothing.
During the morning ride we left Alabama behind and entered Mississippi. Another state behind us and we are leaving this one tomorrow morning after another 20 miles. Isn't it strange that 20 miles is just a morning warm up? My odometer rolled over 700 miles this afternoon. That is right we have ridden 714 miles since last Sunday morning we we left the Atlantic ocean behind us! It is crazy that we are out here doing this.
Mississippi is a pretty state too, I was amazed at all the horse ranches we have passed. This country is really pretty traveling the back roads, plus you get to see all kinds of interesting things along the way too.
The afternoon was a lot like the morning as far as the weather was concern, we had a little wind here and there but not enough to get upset about. The turned into roller coaster, up and down, up and down. Except there were stretches that it seamed we kept going up and not getting the reward of the down part!
We rode for a total of 113 miles today, we averaged just under 15 mph on the day. Although we were moving at a good speed all day, it still makes for a long day on the bike. We have another 100 mile day tomorrow and then we get 2 rest days just outside Baton Rouge. I am definitely looking forward to resting on these days. The back to back will be nice, the first day we can get everything washed and taken care of. Then the second day we can do nothing, take in a local attraction, watch a movie....relax!
We do lose our RV driver the day after tomorrow. Jerry Hogg has out done himself on this trip. He has fixed everything on the RV that needed fixing, he has done a great job at navigating the roads ahead for us as well as helping with anything else that needs to be done on the trip. I have full confidence in our new driver and I am sure we will come to appreciate him like we do Jerry, but with my personal relationship i have with Jerry it will be sad to see him go. But the ride goes on!
Hope every ones work week start off good tomorrow, or if it already started....have a great week!
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