I am finally getting caught up on my blog.
Wednesday was another long day, 88 miles from St. Francesville to Hammond, LA. It was a really lovely ride almost all on back roads through the countryside. I even had a catfish sandwich for lunch.
Thursday we rode from Hammond to Bogalosa, LA. This was a shorter day, only 55 miles but again through very pretty rural countryside.
Friday we rode 61 miles to Wiggins, Mississippi. We woke up to cold and very cloudy weather. During the night I thought there was a tornado going through my room. It didn't rain during the ride but it never got above 55 degrees. We have the a great variety of weather on this tour. We have found the people and the drivers in Mississippi very friendly. They give us lots of space on the roads and often stop to let us cross a road.
Today we rode to Moss Point, MS, a ride of 75 miles. Again, all through rural countryside. Fortunately the weather was in the 70's. We did go over two very high bridges. A number of people had flats on the bridges due to the metal bridge joints. I have been lucky to only have two flats and one broken valve stem but the trip isn't over yet!
Dogs in Louisiana and Mississippi can be a real problem as people do not keep them chained or fenced in. I have found that yelling go home loudly seems to work. So far no one in our group has been injured by a bike-chasing dog.
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