Daily Miles: 88 Total Miles: 1225.5 Max: N/A – computer messed up Avg: 14.1 Time on the Bike: 06:26:02 Pretty standard day- a lot of riding. I’m camping out and I’m tired so this will be short tonight. Made it into Texas today early morning which was cool. I like the scenery here better, more […]
Daily Miles: 78.9 Total Miles: 1131 Max: 21 Avg: 13.6 Time on the Bike: 05:47:23 I had a good night’s rest and was on my way just after 7:00 AM. It was overcast and humid and warm, and there was a 60 percent chance of thunderstorms throughout the morning, so something great to look forward
Daily Miles: 57.4 Total Miles: 1049.8 Max: 22 Avg: 12.9 Time on the Bike: 04:24:14 I was woken up last night by a cockroach crawling over my sleeping bag. It was pretty awful and terrifying. People in this area don’t seem to mind it much and think they are just like ants or flies; only
Daily Miles: 83.3 Total Miles: 992.4 Max: 20.5 Avg: 12.6 Time on the Bike: 06:36:29 Last night the Patriots won and are going to the Big Game. I went to a sports bar and chatted with a nice guy for a long time that was sitting next to me at the bar. His name was
Daily Miles: About 8 riding around town I slept well last night. I was tired from not getting much sleep the previous night which was coupled with the mentally exhausting day of riding. I feel I’m more mentally exhausted on this trip compared to other trips I’ve been on. I feel very tense most of
Daily Miles: 53.3 Total Miles: 903.9 Max: 21.6 Avg: 14.8 Time on the Bike: 03:34:54 Last night was a torrent of rain and lightning and thunder. The totality of the sky opened completely and poured buckets of water on the earth beneath it, drowning and beating it into submission. The storm woke me up at
Daily Miles: 52.7 Total Miles: 850.58 Max: 20.5 Avg: 13 Time on the bike: 04:01:43 I had an early start just before sun up. Everything was damp and wet which is par for the course here in the southern US. I don’t care for it. Not at all. Everything was in a fog as I
No miles today Not much to write about today. It rained much of the afternoon and I spent it inside watching television. I was able to thoroughly clean my bike which was good and needed. That was the highlight of the day. Back out on the road tommorrow which I’m excited about. I’ve spent enough
Daily Miles: About 10 riding around town Part I: A Two Week Recap It’s been two weeks on the road and I’ve learned a lot about cycle touring. I am by no means expert or skilled but feel more adequate than I did two months ago. I still don’t consider myself a cyclist by any
Daily Miles: About 11 riding around the city I had a fun day hanging out around the city. Last night we went down to Bourbon street for dinner and a few beers but spent most of the time walking around instead. Bourbon street is a certain type of craziness that rivals that of Las Vegas.