Saturday, 20 April 2013

One of My Favourite Days

Wow - what a beautiful day! Clear skies and bright sunshine have returned, the humidity is gone and (most of) the dogs took the day off. Our general direction of travel today was southeast as we headed for the Gulf Coast. We spent most of the day on beautiful, quiet, smooth roads with much of the journey in the tall pine forests of De Soto National Forest. Early in the day the word "bucolic" came to mind, as we travelled through horse farm country that could have been mistaken for Kentucky. Towards the end of the day we rode with some part of the coast in view as we traversed three significant bridges and cycled past a large ship-building facility. The worst part of the day was the last bridge, just a few miles from our destination, where an expansion joint caused about 8 flat tires. Somehow I managed to escape unscathed.

Stats for the day: 73 miles and 2100 feet climbed from Wiggins MS to Moss Point MS.







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  1. Unknown20 April 2013 at 16:52

    Looks like it just keeps getting better. Two inches of snow out at my place.....again. Now officially jealous and officially the worst spring ever.

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  2. Lynn C21 April 2013 at 11:14

    Sounds and looks like nice weather. It's also clear and sunny here, but a tad cooler - +5c. Joe won the Club Championship last night, so a long night of celebrating - and not much action today!

    Keep having a good ride. Keep those dogs at bay too.

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  3. Sheila23 April 2013 at 18:18

    Sue.....that boat looks like Forrest Gumps boat!

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