This was a hard day. We traveled 86 miles from to Bay St Louis, Louisiana to Hammond, Louisiana at slightly over 15 mph, but these were hard miles. The road was rough, straight and had lots of traffic with only a couple of options. Option one was to try to hug the side of the road with no shoulder. Option two was to ride out farther into the road and take a chance. If you choose option one you took the chance of ending up as alligator bait in a swamp or if you were lucky you just rearranged your fillings. The edge of the road had horizontal cracks with a single line crack that followed the center line. None of this bodes well for cyclists. If you selected option two you would have had a quick and rather spectacular demise!
Other than this continuous annoyance on the road and my first flat, it was Bill who provided a brief road adventure for the record. As we tooled along on a back road his flashing tail lite popped off and landed in the middle of the road. He made a quick U turn and went to retrieve the lite. As he patiently waited for the only car to pass, Murphy's (little known) Law became a reality. If it's in the road, if you need it and a car is coming, you know you can kiss the object of your affection adieu. The Jeep crushed it!
The day was long and the road was hard, but dinner at Don's Seafood was great. The fare of choice was medium rare rib eye with a side salad and cajun potatoes. Actually, the two for one beers made for a much better end for the day.
Can't wait to hit the road tomorrow (and cows fly).
Old, old, old Land Cruisers still truckin
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"this day was hard" is never a good way to start a blog......hang in there, drink more beer and eat more beef........pal gar
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ReplyDeleteI am glad that the Jeep went for the light and not for the rider! Keep up the good biking, guys! From Don Omahan, Mount Vernon.
ReplyDeleteGlad the Jeep didn't hit you, Dad, but was that the light I bought you?!?! Just kidding.
ReplyDeleteGlad you took a break the other day. I asked my doctor and she said you really need to take at least one day off a week (listen to your body) or you will most likely pay for it later.
So proud of you!
Love,
Amy