by nickpannaman | May 18, 2018 | USA | Mississippi River ride
69 Miles ridden – 1950 feet climbed – temperature 22C Today was all about being chased. The first and more obvious issue was storms. It was quite cloudy when we got up and the weather forecast showed that there was a collection of storm systems all around...
by nickpannaman | May 17, 2018 | USA | Mississippi River ride
80 miles ridden – 2400 feet climbed – temperature 25C. Today we were trying to get to Ripley before expected thunderstorms. Although it was much cooler, the humidity made things a bit uncomfortable as our absolutely sodden clothes did not dry the way they...
by nickpannaman | May 17, 2018 | USA | Mississippi River ride
0 miles ridden – 0 feet climbed – temperature 31C We had a radical sort to the day with a lazy, late breakfast at 7am and didn’t leave hotel until 09:00 – it felt very weird but pretty nice. First on the list was a walk downtown to the National...
by nickpannaman | May 15, 2018 | USA | Mississippi River ride
66 miles ridden – 2300 feet climbed – temperature 32C Today was a much more social ride, non just because Darin was riding but everyone seemed a little demob happy at the prospect of a short (relatively) ride and then a rest day. The extended Across...
by nickpannaman | May 14, 2018 | USA | Mississippi River ride
63 miles ridden – 800 feet climbed – temperature 33C. The moment we walked out of the hotel the heat hit us. At 07:30 it was already 28C so we were anxious to be on our way. After a pleasant ride through the quieter neighbourhoods of Clarksdale we headed...
