Rest Day, Jackson, Alabama

I have had an absolutely delightful rest day. I feel really good considering how wiped out I felt after yesterday's ride. We rotate room mates every night. At first, I was a little unsure how I would like it, but already I LOVE it. The first night my room mate was a very pretty lady, one of the younger ones, from Rocky River, OH. She races sailboats on Lake Erie with an all women crew. She has a husband and four grown kids at home, and they are all huge Cleveland "Cavs" fans. My room mate tonight is a tall, very attractive lady who looks like she could be sipping tea at the garden club instead of on a bike. She has been on five cross-country bicycle tours, and more shorter tours than she can remember. She packs and reassembles her own bike when she goes on these tours.
But wait, I have to tell you the best part about today. When we rode into Jackson yesterday, I saw the name Nick Waugh on a State Farm Insurance sign. My older daughter's best friend in grade school was Leanne Corley, and I knew that she had married Nick and that they lived in a small town in Alabama. I had NO idea it was Jackson. So today I walked to the State Farm office and asked if Nick was from Louisiana, (and he was) and if his wife's name was Leanne (and it was). WOW! So, I called Leanne at home and she came to the motel and picked me up and we had the best visit. Can you believe that!! It just made my day. She is just as sweet and beautiful as she always was.
Tomorrow we have another LONG day--98 miles to Demopolis, Alabama. Yesterday Mike wrote a comment for me to "quit griping", and that the wind is my friend. Well, I hope MY FRIEND stays home tomorrow!