Segment 3: Ride Day 13

Route: Shreveport, LA to Red Lick, Texas (close to Texarkana, TX) at the Red Lick First United Methodist Church

Distance: 91.23 miles (ok, so it was supposed to be 85.8 miles but sometimes you just end up taking the long way 'round)

Riding Time: 6 hrs: 19 mins

Average Speed: 14.4 mph

Max: 33.0 mph

Weather: Up to the mid-90's by afternoon which was pretty warm and humid (but really no surprise there by now :). Pretty amazing and wonderful headwind/crosswind throughout the day. Yay for heading North-ish!

And, even though we had two whole days with no biking before today, I'm afraid I am too tired to write a proper blog, so for now pictures will just have to do for now... Hope ya'lls week is off to a great start!

There were sunflowers all along the country roads for the first bit of the ride.

Eeeks! A rare and up-close spotting of a wild Kristi.

State Number 1! (But... why is there a pelican on it?)

State Number 2!

Aaaand State #3 of the day! Hello Texas!!

Our wonderful supper, breakfast and church floor hosts!

Supper! (Note: this was after a whole spread of pizza and post-ride snacks. Also, I have heard rumors of a wicked good breakfast for tomorrow. Oh Southern hospitality... Seriously. Amazing.)

Mmm-hmm.

Nest of barn swallows right outside the fellowship hall door.

Sunday school classroom.