Today was the first cycling day of the rest of my journey. From here on, it will be the Natchez Trace Parkway to Nashville, than the Blue Ridge Parkway to Washington DC, the Chesapeake Byway to New York, and the Lakes and Locks Passage to Montreal! You can sponsor a byway or part of a day-trip, but please do what you can to support this important cause. Every dollar matters and will be matched by a anonymous donor, doubling your donation.
Louisiana, land of hog farms, catfish and Cajun shrimp. By nine, I was ready to take on the road, so I thought. Packed my BOB trailer to the hilt, and hit the pavement. With most of the weight in the trailer now, it was a very heavy pull and I needed to repack, to more evenly distribute the weight between the two panniers and the trailer. Rookie me! Today was extremely hot, meaning in the upper nineties, and much more humid than I was accustomed to. Add to that a hefty head wind, with little shade and only a few towns to stop and cool off, and you have a long enduring day. There was a lot of roadkill of frogs, turtles, snakes and armadillos, almost always right smack in the middle of the bicycle shoulder, adjacent to the highway. How does that happen? I also noticed more crosses on the side of the road, from motorists being killed in traffic accidents, and lots of empty beer cans and bottles, perhaps the reason for these tragic deaths. Today's ride made for one of the toughest cycling days so far. After seven hours in the saddle, and lots of water and electrolyte drinks, I finally rolled into the historic town of Natchez, nestled on the shores of the Mississippi river.
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