After breakfast and the group photo this morning, I was just so ready to get the show on the road! We left Mobile under clear, sunny skies and got over that big bridge with no problem. I was in the front group but rode most of the way to Spanish Fort with Kathy, a firewoman from Dublin, California. We found the first Sag stop after about 18 miles of easy rolling hills at BuzBee's Fishing Camp. Mr. Buzbee came out to talk to us. He was a delightful old guy who wanted to know "Where ya'll goin'?", then didn't seem too surprised by our answer. I asked him what he caught in the river there and he answered "fish." After a few photos with him, we headed on down the road toward our first flat. Thank DB, it wasn't on my bike, but three of us stopped to help. I watched and was the official flat photographer. Kathy found the problem right away, and she and Anne fixed the flat like professionals and then pumped the tire up with a BIKE PUMP. I was VERY impressed. I don't think I could get 10 lbs of air in a tire with one of those little things. (I plan to use quick-fills if I ever have a flat.) WE got into Bay Minette around noon and were talking about finding a place for lunch when we saw a family selling Bar-B-Q from their front yard. You couldn't have passed that up either!! Ribs, Sausage, and Chicken with potato salad and baked beans. Yum! Our first day was fun, a little warm and humid, with very little wind, and just enough rolling hills to keep it interesting. Check out Mr BuzBee ---> 36 miles today.
