I was in such a shitty mood yesterday. And this morning too. The meth head next door was up all night, then he plugged some shit in that blew a fuse in MY room so i had no electric in the morning and the maintenance guy couldn't find the breaker. Cycled through about 50km of awful suburbs to get to Tampa, where i had a couple of good eats, then ( Read more... )

One of the neat things about traveling by bike is that you can hear the world around you. Cycling over the causeway from Apalachicola to Eastpoint, i heard a puff and then a splash, looked over and there was a dolphin coming up for air. It reminded me that i forgot to mention i went out for a sunset paddle in the ocean at Topsail Hill, and i saw a ( Read more... )

I just ate the best bagel i have had in years. Actually i scoffed two, because the first one was so good i didn't save the other for dinner as planned ( Read more... )

Today i took it easy in the morning. I posted my Texas food pictures and futzed around till almost 11. I continued down 190 to Hammond, which proved to be more grueling than expected for the first half of the ride because it was a busy road with no shoulder. Louisiana drivers barely make an effort to give cyclists room. I guess they're just used to ( Read more... )

This has been a weird and wonderful day ( Read more... )

Ah, finally i had a day in East Texas that didn't feel like a chore. I still got chased by a couple of dogs, but this time it was literally only a couple, and they gave up quick ( Read more... )

I am back in a KOA, just off the highway outside of Lufkin. I originally wanted to go to Nacogdoches because a) it has a fun name to say, and b) it's the only town i know in East Texas, primarily due to the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, but i couldn't find a campsite. I think i have just about given up on finding any cheap campsites in this part ( Read more... )

My first day in Texas was hot. I woke up to an overcast morning. It was still and muggy. Just as i was leaving i bumped into the woman cleaning the bathrooms - she's a workamper, cleaning for her spot. We talked a bit about my bike trip and then she revealed she decided to go full-time RVer during COVID. She quit her job in Arlington, moved out of ( Read more... )

Oklahoma has been a state of indecisiveness for me. I can't quite seem to get my groove, but i'm not sure if it's me or the situation ( Read more... )

The past 36 hours have been an interesting reflection on the sorts of sights i enjoy when i travel ( Read more... )