The longer day into El Dorado meant a shorter day into Crossett, so we were not in a rush to wake up or get moving. We did stop at a Dollar General store so I could get some work gloves that I converted into makeshift cycling gloves by cutting off the fingers. The route along…
View MoreOur early start from Shreveport was beautiful but chilly. We biked about 5 miles into the sun through Bossier City to get breakfast at Yelp-approved greasy spoon. We then took a gorgeous backroad to the town (village? hamlet? wide spot in the road?) of Bellevue, then the road to Cotton Valley, which after not too…
View MoreNo alarm and a late breakfast were followed by trying to find a bike shop to get some replacement tubes and other things. After Ubering to a couple of places, we got what we needed, and John went back to the Eldorado for his scheduled massage while I walked over to pick up the business…
View MoreToday starts with our last stretch of major shoulder for a while…I think, since I keep tweaking the route to try to avoid both shoulder and steep hills. We’re a bit concerned by the big storm coming in, but we actually managed to leave a little before 9 and think we’ll avoid the brunt. Fairly…
View MoreBreakfast at La Quinta was light-years beyond the previous day: dual wafflemakers (including a Texas-shaped one), fresh fruit, juice, pastries…much happier. Much sadder when realized John had another flat. Examining his tire, we found a piece of glass that was deeply embedded but hadn’t gone all the way through to the liner, a couple of…
View MoreThe Executive Inn and Suites, being the only public accommodations in Shepherd, are certainly not trying very hard to prevent other entrants into the market. There was only one washcloth in our two-bed room, or so we thought: we found the other one – which had apparently been left unwashed for some time, judging by…
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View MoreDay 3: Made it to Carthage after a few technical difficulties. Will post updates for Days 2-4 tomorrow or Thursday during our off-day in Shreveport.
View MoreJoe, being the procrastinator extraordinaire, didn’t start packing until after church. Amazingly, got it done in time, but then on the way to pick up John he discovered he’d forgotten his phone…doh! We were therefore a few minutes late to Discovery Green, but happy to see friends and family there to send us off. Joe’s…
View MoreWhat seemed so far away for so long is finally upon us! We’re finishing up prepping our bikes, getting gear ready, and making sure most of the work we have for our respective clients is finished up. If you’re one of Joe’s clients, don’t worry…he’ll have his laptop along for emergencies. We’ll be having a…
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