Trans America Cycling Day 38 - Wiggins, MS to Pascagoula, MS
The link to today's route and statistics is found here.
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| Won't you please come swim with me? (Hee hee, I heard that humans taste like chicken.) |
Today we rode to Pascagoula. It is one of the 25 largest seaports in
the USA and the largest in Mississippi. It appears to be a working man’s
town, surrounded by tourist towns and bedroom communities.
A bridge in Jimmy Buffett's home town of Pascagoula, Miss, was dedicated in his honor in 2015. Don't you just love the way he sings Margaritaville? How about singing along?
Pascagoula is too good of a town name to not be in a country song. Ray Stevens is known for his humorous country songs poking fun at the human condition. You may want to check out on YouTube the tongue-in-cheek song by Ray Stevens called “The Mississippi Squirrel Revival.”
Over in Ocean Springs, MS, on the way to Pascagoula, John checked out some real estate. His requirements were to have a marina and beaches with fine sand nearby, have a bicycle route run near the house, and have enough rooms to accommodate family and guests. This house was at the top of his short list of properties.
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| Mississippi's Flagship City |
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| Entrance to Pascagoula harbor, looking toward the Gulf of Mexico |
A bridge in Jimmy Buffett's home town of Pascagoula, Miss, was dedicated in his honor in 2015. Don't you just love the way he sings Margaritaville? How about singing along?
Pascagoula is too good of a town name to not be in a country song. Ray Stevens is known for his humorous country songs poking fun at the human condition. You may want to check out on YouTube the tongue-in-cheek song by Ray Stevens called “The Mississippi Squirrel Revival.”
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| House just across from the beach in Ocean Springs meeting all of John's requirements |
A great time was had by all at the Gators Farm and Air Boat ride organized by Barry.
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| Air boat ride |
There were little Gators and very Big Gators.
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| Grounded gator |
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| Big scary gator |
Our Air Boat Drivers name was Frog!
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| We feel safe with Frog behind us |
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| Frog commands the helm |
To the chagrin of the gators, everyone survived and returned with all their fingers.
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| Gator contemplating his next move |
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| Wouldn't you like to come in for a swim? |
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| We could splash around and have some fun together |
The humidity has been around 95% lately. This causes cyclists to sweat excessively as a body cooling mechanism, and attention to hydration is essential. Those who sweat copious quantities often need to take salt pills in addition to loading electrolyte in their water bottles.
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| Sweating out electrolyte when cycling in 95% humidity |
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