I made it about 50-55 miles yesterday. Aside from one kinda big hill up a dangerously winding road with no shoulder, the day wasn't too bad. It rained a bunch, but not all day. I checked out a small motel in this town and they offered me a rate of…
Yesterday when I packed up and took off, I headed over to a bike shop to get my wheel straightened before leaving town. But the mechanic made a point, and he hasn't been the first to make this point, that the wheel is damaged. The reason I'm having spokes break…
I had a great time here in Nashville. I met a bunch of cool people, and I stayed at a pretty cool hostel right in the downtown area. I totally forgot about memorial day weekend, I wanted to leave Sunday originally, but the bike shops were only open for a…
That other cyclist in Collinwood I met up with in the evening was also heading north. So Bruce, which is his name, and I decided to ride together and see how it would play out with our different skill levels and stamina. We left Collinwood at around 9:30 after…
After writing yesterday's post. I left Florence and headed back to the trace. I got there with a decent amount of day left, but the next campsite forward was another 30 miles away and I wasn't entirely confident I'd make it with less than a half a day remaining. So…
I'm regretting not waiting for the Tupelo bike shop to open. My wheels are having issues and they're getting worse. I'm getting flat tires way too often. Turns out, I think the spoke I replaced was a pinch too long and it was poking the inner tube. Regardless, I wasn't…
Well, I decided that I stayed in Tupelo long enough. Despite the fact it was pouring rain all day, I decided to give it a shot anyways. The morning was cold and I detoured to bike across town to visit a bike shop. Turns out the owner is out sick…
I made it to Tupelo finally! Today was my longest day yet, I rode about 70 miles. I think today I rode out of the majority of swampland. There was a sign that mentioned something about the swamp ending, and after that point there was a lot more pines and…
I am camping at the sites at Jeff Busby. My bike pulled though rather well today. I stopped at French Camp not far before here and got a pretty sweet sandwich. It had a mountain of bacon, turkey and roast beef on it! I also stopped at a thrift store…
I didn't get a chance to post this yesterday, I ended up being a bit busy, and I was tired from not getting a good sleep the night before during a thunderstorm. Tuesday afternoon, I met up with a couple tourists who started in New Orleans as well, and are…