Day 15 May 18, 2013 I got good nights sleep, which was welcome after last evening’s debacle. The two visitor centers in the French Quarter didn’t open until 9 am so I didn’t have to rush out the door like I have been. When I checked the weather, today was going to be hot in New Orleans and warm with thunderstorms in Selma, Alabama, which is where I was headed. It wasn’t shaping up to be a wiz-bang day. When I checked the website of the two National Historical Trail interpretive centers in Selma and White Hall (I can learn from my mistakes – I should have checked yesterday) I discovered that they close at 4:30 and that the Selma interpretive center is closed Sundays. There was an alert on the web site that stated the ... read more

I rode 450 miles in 11 1/2 hours (8 on bike). What started out as a nice leisurely ride ended up being not so leisurely. Expected to get to the motel at 2 pm, didn't get here till 5. Tired and hot (not sore, I took Tylenol at 2). I am going to nap and go into the french quarter for dinner and entertainment, so I will not be writing a blog tonight. I do have notes and will add the blog as soon as I am able. In the meantime, I am curious about who is following this blog. The Blog tells me the number of hits, but it can't tell me the number of people (it could be one person reading it many times or many people reading it once) and it can't tell ... read more

Day 12 May 15, 2013 Didn’t sleep a wink, neither did Chris. So I got up super early and when the cab came at 6 am to take them to the airport, I was packed and ready to go. I figured with such an early start I would miss a lot of traffic (traffic in Key West sucks) and it would be a little cooler. I did miss the traffic; I found it interesting that there were a tremendous number of cars going south toward Key West. I assume that not everyone who works on Key West lives there. The ride up the Keys was as bad as the other three times I rode up or down the Keys. If I ever go back to Key West (doubtful) I will fly. The weather today was absolutely ... read more

Day 10 May 13, 2013 Joe went fishing in the morning. Chris & I walked to Camiles restaurant for breakfast not too far from the southernmost buoy. I got another blister on the walk to the restaurant; these sandals are not working out for me. Breakfast was very good and reasonably priced. After breakfast we walked over to the southernmost buoy and took a picture. We walked back to the condo very, very slowly so I wouldn’t make the blister any worse. It was pretty hot and muggy so when we got back to the condo we relaxed and cooled off for a while. After my body temperature returned to something south of almost dead, we walked over to the Truman White House for the tour. I wore flip flops to avoid more blisters. It hurts ... read more

Went to everglades yesterday, got back late, will post entry later I noticed I put day 7 as day 6 and left out the real day 6. I put all of the days in the right order and added the missing day. That's what happens when you post after drinking. Pictures - on the road, the days I did have time, I wasn't able to upload them. Here in Key west, I haven't had time (sober time anyway). I will try to upload pictures before I leave the Keys on Wednesday. Day 8 May 11, 2013 The car we rented was a convertible, so we rode up the keys to Everglades National Park with the top down. The temperature was low to mid 80’s and mostly sunny for most of the ride up the keys. After ... read more