Clark and Jean, friends who I met on previous WomanTours rides and who are Memphis locals, said our ride begins here. Up to this point we have been in the Mississippi Delta, the remarkably flat alluvial plane between the Mississippi and Yazoo rivers. Today we headed into the gently rolling hills of southern Tennessee.
What a beautiful ride. We traveled back country roads through rural farm areas with sunny skies and only a light breeze. We are on a portion of the Mississippi River Trail, the 3000 mile signed bicycle route that goes the length of the river, so local folks are used to seeing bicyclists and they waved from their porches as we passed.
We pulled into the Holiday Inn Express and did the usual shower and laundry. We are each allowed only 50 pounds of luggage for the six weeks of the tour, and a lot of it ends up being bike related equipment so we do laundry frequently.
50 pounds? Gulp! I couldn't do it. I have a hard enough time keeping it under 50 when we fly somewhere.
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