Monthly Archives: April 2007

This morning dawned clear and cool for our 53-mile ride from Simmesport to St. Francisville.   We crossed the Atchafalaya River (formed at Simmesport from the Mississippi River) just out of town. While there was no shoulder and was a rather … Continue reading →

Notes on this posting: I am in a library in St. Francisville, LA, working on this post.  I don’t have access to the pictures for this post.Internet access in public libraries across the country has been a real blessing.  The … Continue reading →

This morning we left DeRidder around 7:30 AM for our second 90+-mile day in a row! The air was cold, no other way to describe it!  Of course, I had sent my long-finger gloves home with Bill.  So, my fingers … Continue reading →

Last night, there were predictions of bad weather, including tornado warnings for the Kountze area.  Whether it was anxiety about that or anticipation of the 92-mile ride today, I was not able to get much rest.  I kept waking up, … Continue reading →

In an unusual move, the staff called a meeting of the group after breakfast this morning.  One issue was about one of our group who had decided to leave last night.  She was having some personal issues that she could … Continue reading →

Other than knowing I had to ride 73 miles, the hardest thing about leaving Navasota was leaving Bill.  Knowing I would see him in just three weeks made it a bit easier.  He did get the truck repaired and was … Continue reading →

Leaving LaGrange was a bit difficult, since the cue sheet was not quite accurate.  The only consequence was that I rode an extra 4 miles that day.  The night before Bill had told us about an antique fair in Round … Continue reading →

It has been very hard to post for the past few days, between not having access to a computer, much less the internet, and a visitor I have had for a couple of days (not complaining about that).  Bill arrived … Continue reading →

This day was predicted to be cold and rainy.  It lived up to expectations with a temperature of 36 degrees.  I was just not ready to subject myself to that kind of ride, with no improvement in the weather predicted. … Continue reading →

It never ceases to amaze me what a good night's sleep can do for one's physical and mental state!  I  had so much more energy leaving Vanderpool and the Foxfire Cabins, than I did Camp Wood.  Of course, I had … Continue reading →