If all our days could be like today, I could get hooked on touring! Today was just about perfect. We just had a great time. The roads were good, the traffic light, the few hills we had were very gentle, and some of the time we had a great tailwind. We stopped for lunch at the best little Italian restaurant in Amory. The young waitress was overwhelmed when we all arrived, and called the owner to tell her that she had a big group of "biker women" there. The owner, who lives only 3 minutes away, came to help expecting to see a bunch of women in leather and riding motorcycles. She then went out of her way to serve us, even bringing pitchers of iced water for us to refill our water bottles. The food was really good, too.I rode with Anne and Kathy again, and Marilee, Jennifer, and Marnie joined us today. We just cruised along most of the day. A time or two Kathy and I kicked it up a notch--long straight roads and a tailwind were just too much to resist! It was such a fun day. I never dreamed I would ride 81.6 miles, and think it was EASY!! We averaged 15.4 mph, and it took us 5 hours and 15 minutes (riding time). Tomorrow we ride 77 miles to Pickwick Dam, Tennessee. We'll ride a few miles on the Natchez Trace. This will be our third state. Margaritas!! Yea. Life is good!
81.6 Miles
