Day 40 is in the books

We have had two great days of riding.  Cool to start the ride but quickly warming up.  First two days with no headwind and even a slight tailwind.    First day was 84 miles and today was a 45 mile ride.

Last night we stayed in a Southern Baptist Community Center.  Nice but no beer allowed.  Worst there was not a place in town to get a beer.  After 84 miles you deserve a beer.  Still nothing worth taking photos of.

As I mentioned today was only 45 miles.  We left LA and entered Mississippi.

One more state bites the dust

We are staying in Poplarville MS tonight.  Nice little town (4-5 buildings) with a great little old fashion soda fountain.

Ernie, Texas Dave, John M and Rudy

That is the good news.  The bad news is we were supposed to stay in the National Guard Armory.  Instead we are staying in the local.....

Community Safe Room

The place is disgustingly dirty.  Probably has not been used in since the last local emergency.  No hot water,  Dirty bathrooms.  

I now have a new definition of the term "Bubba".  Bubba is defined to mean " almost but not quite".  A Bubba towel is a towel that almost works.  A Bubba 1/4 mile is more like a mile.  A Bubba clean place is not quite clear.  A Bubba shower is one that drizzles out water or only has clod water.

The floor we are sleeping on is covered with dust.  Everybody is kicking it up into the air.  It really sucks.  

My man Otto from Germany (reads my blog) swears he hears a high pitch noise.  I told him to not tell me about it for fear I would start hearing it.

Oh well.  We are almost done.  Tomorrow we are staying in a hotel.  It's a Super 8.  When is the last time you stayed in a Super 8?.  

But sure beats the floor of the local safe room.  It's a 72 mile ride to Ocean Springs, MS.  Hoping we actually get to see the ocean or worst case a Spring.