41.5 miles in 4 hrs 6 min
It's been a busy few days! Scott's bike was having issues, Scott needed his RA meds, we got a couple of offers on our house and we've had to dodge some pretty severe weather!
Woke up this morning to a severe lightening storm and a tornado warning. We didn't think we'd be able to ride at all but about 10 am the weather cleared and we hit the road!
It was an incredible day of riding with a tailwind and flat roads! We went over lots of bridges and Bayous. I've included some pictures including one of a great bridge that was two miles long. We met a couple from Vermont who own a bike shop - we look forward to seeing them next fall!
Scott insists that I point out that I had another flat tire...although this one seemed to be caused by the liner he put in my tire to protect it...but I don't mind - I'll buy him a ice cream sundae anyway! :)
We also made it into Mississippi!! Two States down, three to go!
It was interesting riding through some of the areas effected by hurricane Katrina. It's been 6 years and some of the scars have healed and yet many others haven't. In LA we noticed that many of the houses have been elevated - including many of the mobile homes. We've also seen thousands of those white FEMA trailers - most of them sitting in storage. Seems like a big waste. In MS on the coast we've noticed that there are many houses that haven't been rebuilt. They've cleaned up the lots but all you see are cement pads where a house used to be. The beaches are beautiful and very empty. The locals are positive about the recovery and rebuilding process and say that tourism is on the upswing.
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