It has been a while since I met anyone biking my way but Ed, former criminal investigator, are enjoying our ride together. Fifty-eight miles covered today taking a slightly different approach. By pulling off at every historic site which is about every seven to ten miles we can read about the history of the place and give our legs and derrières a brief rest. Best of all the road was devoid of any serious hills and the weather was perfect. A bit of rain and thunder during the last five miles but nothing serious. With my food supply running low, Ed said he had plenty for dinner and breakfast. We pulled off just after mile post 123 to a very scenic site which had a backdrop of a fairly large winding river with alligators prowling around. Another water bottle shower but I felt refreshed. Ed produced some bourbon which we sipped on before dinner. A local drove in with his truck accompanied by his two Blue Healer dogs (used to corral cattle). He offered us a beer which we gladly took and proceeded to listen to his life history. Interesting guy but not one we really wanted to hang out with. Inner city redneck transplanted from Indianapolis to Central Mississippi. Dinner on the camping stove consisted canned Spaghetti and meatballs with chocolate chips for dessert. Basic but good for two guys on the road. After clean up with the sun setting the mosquitoes arrived in force. We adjourned to our tents where I had to rid my tent interior of dozens of these blood suckers bugs who had entered my tent because I had not zipped the netting shut. Tomorrow we arrive at Jackson to resupply but not to stay.
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