Well I had a nice sleep on the fire department couch, unusually nice sleep actually. Zonked out. Woke up and changed out my tire and was ready to go. With no spare though i was nervous about the road ahead. I Decided that it would be a good idea to go to Alexandria where there is a bike shop and buy a spare tube. Didn't realize how good of an idea it was because I almost immediately got a flat leaving Bunkie. Turns out I had a bunch of glass and metal ripping through my tire. The bike shop set me up with a new tube, some tire armor and even realigned my brakes. Overall, I'm confident about moving forward with flats but I still bought another tube.
It was a super short day and I found myself cycling by the pie capital of Louisiana. Naturally, I had to stop in for a slice. Since I'm also in pecan country (who knew? But there are an unusual amount of pecans around here actually...) I ordered a slice of pecan pie. Not a bad slice of pie I must say, did me right. Felt good eating pie.
The sun was shining and my place was slow so it was a good day. I even went through and planned the remainder of the trip. San Diego on the 18th is the plan right now, destined to change I'm sure. It feels good to have a plan though, the end game is in sight.
BBQ: Eddie's smokehouse in Alexandria.
Been some time since I had barbeque and this one was pretty solid. Got sausage and ribs which surprised me when I ordered it. Turns out it was mighty tasty, juicy tender ribs and some nice sausage. I also ordered Mac as a side which was confusing... I might have forgotten how to eat barbeque. I hope this is just a phase.
Trip stats
Hours riding: 3:31.24
Day miles: 37.18
Total miles west: 1084.42
Average speed: 10.5 mph
Max speed: 21.4 mph
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