Saturday April 19, 2008, 125 miles (201 km) - Total so far: 2,397 miles (3,857 km)
Today I rode my bicycle. It was fun. Riding my bicycle makes me happy, because it's neat. Sometimes while I'm on my bicycle I wish I was on my skis, but then I remember that when I get back on my skis I may wish I was on my bicycle.
Bicycles are fast, but sometimes rough roads make them slow. Sometimes the freeway is full of sharp pointy things and make your tires go pop. Today my tire went pop and it made me angry. Dumb sharp things. Riding my bicycle far doesn't hurt anymore. I think I could ride forever if I knew the roads were safe and had a good shoulder.
Ok. So today I did 125 miles through 3 states! Sweet. I was hoping to do 3 in a day. I started in Louisiana and went into Mississippi shortly after. I cruised across the whole state in no time and only stopped once for subway and once for fluids. I rode the freeway until the noise and garbage on the shoulders started driving me nuts. I rode a few miles out of the way to get onto a nicer road. Not much nicer but better than the interstate. I had 1 flat on the new armidillo, with 3 needle-like pieces of metal stuck in it like porcupine quills. The freeways are full of those things. I think they come from truck tires.
There was no entry sign to Alabama, which was dissapointing, but I did have one entering Mississippi. I rode over a few really tall bridges that were like short, steep mountains compared to the flatlands around it. Now I'm on Dauphin Island, where I'll take the ferry across mobile bay in the moring, ride through Gulf Shores, onto Pensacola, and finally Crestview, FL. Then it's only 4 days till the end! Wow, crazy! I got a ticket last night with frequent flier miles so I'll be taking off for Anchorage sunday morning. I'm giving myself a little extra time before flying out in case an unexpected problem arises and I need an extra riding day.
Also, the last 30 miles of today were back on the Southern Tier route and I'll stick to that the rest of the trip, with exception of a short detour tomorrow to avoid road construction that Annee and Chris warned me about through Pensacola.
I had dinner at a bar with really good food that was just around the corner from the motel. I think it was called the Oar House. Very good stuff.
Another easy and mostly uneventful day today!
Bicycles are fast, but sometimes rough roads make them slow. Sometimes the freeway is full of sharp pointy things and make your tires go pop. Today my tire went pop and it made me angry. Dumb sharp things. Riding my bicycle far doesn't hurt anymore. I think I could ride forever if I knew the roads were safe and had a good shoulder.
Ok. So today I did 125 miles through 3 states! Sweet. I was hoping to do 3 in a day. I started in Louisiana and went into Mississippi shortly after. I cruised across the whole state in no time and only stopped once for subway and once for fluids. I rode the freeway until the noise and garbage on the shoulders started driving me nuts. I rode a few miles out of the way to get onto a nicer road. Not much nicer but better than the interstate. I had 1 flat on the new armidillo, with 3 needle-like pieces of metal stuck in it like porcupine quills. The freeways are full of those things. I think they come from truck tires.
There was no entry sign to Alabama, which was dissapointing, but I did have one entering Mississippi. I rode over a few really tall bridges that were like short, steep mountains compared to the flatlands around it. Now I'm on Dauphin Island, where I'll take the ferry across mobile bay in the moring, ride through Gulf Shores, onto Pensacola, and finally Crestview, FL. Then it's only 4 days till the end! Wow, crazy! I got a ticket last night with frequent flier miles so I'll be taking off for Anchorage sunday morning. I'm giving myself a little extra time before flying out in case an unexpected problem arises and I need an extra riding day.
Also, the last 30 miles of today were back on the Southern Tier route and I'll stick to that the rest of the trip, with exception of a short detour tomorrow to avoid road construction that Annee and Chris warned me about through Pensacola.
I had dinner at a bar with really good food that was just around the corner from the motel. I think it was called the Oar House. Very good stuff.
Another easy and mostly uneventful day today!
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