Category: Bike Tour
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New Orleans, LA
Day 2 Rett’s original dream was to stay in the French Quarter, but even if price was no object, the few places available felt like they’d be bait-and-switches. So we ended up in the Garden District (technically Irish Channel), on the opposite side of the Central Business District (but still less than three miles from…
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New Orleans (East), LA to New Orleans, LA
When we looked to make a reservation a few weeks ago, we found that accommodations in New Orleans during Mardi Gras season are heavily weekend-focused. So in order to get a reasonably-priced place to stay for five nights, we had to do Sunday through Thursday. That’s why we stayed in such a junky motel last…
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Bay St. Louis, MS to New Orleans (East), LA
Today we needed to cross the Pearl River, which defines the border between Mississippi and Louisiana. The obvious route is to continue west on US-90, but when I plotted the general route to New Orleans weeks ago, the routing algorithm refused to let me go that way. Huh? The next crossing is 6 miles north,…
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Gautier, MS to Bay St. Louis, MS
Taking a “cold day” was a good choice. While the morning temperature on our day off didn’t quite get below freezing, it only rose to 46°F at its peak, so that would have made for a pretty miserable day of riding, especially with the 15mph north winds. This morning actually dawned colder, at 28°F, but…
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Mobile, AL to Gautier, MS
Day 7 Somewhere in Florida, I noticed that Rett’s rear wheel had a bit of play in it, wobbling from side to side a tiny amount if I grabbed the tire with my fingers. This suggested an issue with the hub, and while it would be relatively easy to tighten the bearings and remove the…