Last night had an interesting twist. Right around 6pm just as the Carnegi Library was closing someone off-handedly mentioned that we were still looking for a place to stay. Now, were simply talking amongst ourselves, but our favorite Houston librarian Carolyn Rogers, suddenly made her mission to find us a place to lay our weary heads... and I DO mean MISSION! She made nearly a dozen calls, checked the neighboring churches, contacted friends (and even ex-brother-in-laws!) and when it was all said and done let us follow her Jeep across town to our lodging.
As it turned out she had contacted one of Houston's charity organizations (Name withheld by request), and the director graciously interrupted her family dinner to take care of us! ...And the great city of Houston, Mississippi paid for our motel room, and even offered to pay for our supper! What a town and what a great spirit within the community, that on literally a "moments notice" they would find a bed for 3 very tired travellers. THANK YOU HOUSTON and A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR OFFICIAL HOUSTON LIBRARIAN, CAROLYN!!!
By the way our guardian angle librarian even contributed to the Pennies for Part-timers scholarship without our even mentioning the idea!
Today we were on the road at 6am again. As usual the first 30 miles clicked off fairly rapidly, but as it heats up, I slow down. April threw a chain and called me just as I'd finished a big hill (Mississippi big, not Alabama big) and I had to double back to assist. Topping off the day, we got directions fouled up trying to avoid riding on the interstate, and literally took a 45-minute uphill loop back to the city sign of New Albany! So interstate it was... and now with a shower completed and supper looming on the not so distant horizon it all seems sort of funny. At least more so than it did coming upon the city sign sweating and cursing as if in a scene right out of the old Twilight Zone series!
Tomorrow is a glorious rest day, and I've got a lot of bike maintenance to do. My chain has been causing a steady click in the derailler, which by the end of the day is like having someone run their fingers down a chalkboard! Also, I've got to cuts in my Schwalbe Supreme tires, one in each which need attention. And there is the overall tightening of every single bolt and nut which are constantly loosened by the all-day pounding on the road. Then there is laundry, and sewing the the latest holes in my clothing and in my rapidly rotting bicycling gloves...thank you Cannondale for using inferior-grade leather. The gloves were brand new at the start of the trip...
Finally we've figured out the uploading of photos...yeah. And so I'll be attaching images to the previous posts in the blog on Sunday, so please review them for the accompanying images from the road.
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