Monthly Archives: March 2012

Solo again. Just needed to log miles, process the changes in my life,with my dad gone. It’s important to me to get home by the 10th. Tomorrow, I should arrive at the gulf coast. It’s supposed to rain and thunder … Continue reading →

It’s been several days since I’ve posted. We are having a great time. We stayed in a very cheesy motel in Simmesport, La on the 24th, cycled out early and have seen a lot of other cyclists going in the … Continue reading →

Sorry for the continuation. We are in a very cheesy motel and the wifi is sketchy. Since I kept missing the opportunity to get freshly boiled crawdads, I picked up some jumbo shrimp and some of the local “boil” seasoning. … Continue reading →

A couple of days ago, we began cycling through fields that are filled with water. These fields weren’t the result of the flash flooding, they were flooded by design. They are used for growing rice in season, and crawdads in … Continue reading →

Sorry for my absence. We haven’t had internet every day, and when we have, I’ve been exhausted. The storms left us with flash flooding and pictures will be attached to this e-mail. We stayed at a fire station in Oberlin, … Continue reading →

Things change so much from day to day when you are touring. My load-weight was too high and I had to do something about it. I felt very unstable on the bike. A guy named Daniel Young, a touring cyclist … Continue reading →

This morning, I awakened in Boerne, Tx. I had to drive to Austin, drop off my gear at REI, drive the car to the airport, pick up a city bus back to downtown and power walk a mile to the … Continue reading →

Today we awakened to the birds singing after a night of intermittent rain. We stayed at the North Shore Campground at Lake Bastrop. $14 for us to camp in primitive camping area. That means no water spigot in the primitive … Continue reading →