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Hillside Wildlife Preserve
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There was a chance of rain today as we left Indianola, and we had cloud cover most of the day. It didn't rain, but by the time we got to the lunch sag, we were all soaking wet and had dishpan hands from the 90+% humidity! But first we need to get rolling!
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We didn't stop
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We rolled out at 7:30 and just a mile down the road we passed the BB King Museum. Not on the agenda for today, we headed out of town on Route 49. Its a 4 lane highway with no shoulder, but traffic was light leaving town, and what little traffic there was gave us plenty of space.
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Delta Country farms to the horizon!
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Jeff and Wes take a pull
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We started easy and slowly dialed up the pace, soon we caught Wes and got organized into a pace line. We worked together into the headwind for about 20 miles.
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Yazoo River
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More Delta country for 20 miles after the SAG
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Mark B. and Alessandra joined the pace line after the SAG and we worked together until the road tilted up and into Hillside Wildlife Preserve
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Vine covered forest in the Hillside Wildlife Preserve
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Back in the forest
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Three miles of climbing brought us to the SAG at 50 miles. At this point in the ride the humidity was so bad that wet fingers could not operate the touchscreen on the Garmin or the iPhone! It wasn't raining, but everything was soaked!
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50 mile SAG at church and cemetery
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The 50 mile SAG was at the Oak Grove Church. It had beautiful grounds, and other than the gardener tending to the grounds, we had the parking lot to ourselves. Standard procedure at every SAG is to wash your hands at the soapy water station before entering. Today, I took extra paper towels to try and mop up the sweat on my glasses and face!
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More rollers for the rest of the ride
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Ebenezer Big Store
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We continued along more miles of rollers passing through the town of Ebenezer. We noted this was the Big store, and wondered where the small one was!
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Tuna (or catfish?) salad for lunch
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We continued on to Goodman and stopped for the lunch SAG at the city park. The lunch trailer was set up near the basketball court and we set up our chairs on the court. Each of us, soaking wet from the humidity were wringing out gloves and caps as our kits stuck to us like it had been raining.
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Road to Kosciusko
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We had two hours to cover the last 25 miles and end of the day in Kosciusko at 3pm. We dialed back the pace and covered the distance in about an hour and a half.
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Natchez Trace Parkway
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We arrived in Kosciusko about 2:30. The Natchez Trace Parkway passes through here. We rolled to the entrance to get a photo. Its not on our route for tomorrow.
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Ice Cream at Chez Sidewalk
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We arrived 30 minutes early so we checked to see if a Dairy Queen, Sonic, or McDonald's was nearby. No luck, but there was a convenience store across the street, so we rolled over to check it out. Score! M&M Ice Cream Sandwiches and Gatorade for now, and chocolate milk for later. We savored the frosty snacks on a shady curb in the parking lot brevet style. We rolled back to the hotel after our treat to start the end of day routine just before 3! Great food at Rodeo Family Mexican to call it a day!
Good news, we got word today that Tim will be rejoining the group in a couple of days in Greenville Alabama!
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