Trans America Cycling Day 32 - Kountze, TX to DeRidder, LA
The link to today's route and statistics is found here . We were looking forward today to leaving Texas, after riding for 18 days in that state, and entering Louisiana. We had eaten plenty of Tex-Mex and barbecue and were looking forward to Cajun cooking. Congratulations to the 14 riders for making it out of Texas. It was a bit of a slog getting outta Texas. We had rain today over the 42 miles from Kountze to Kirbyville, some rain quite heavy. There was a great shoulder on much of the highway, so standing water there was not much of a problem. At one point we had some lightening, and a group of riders were transported in the SAG vehicle to a Subway. Everyone persevered and made it to Louisiana. Kristin took state sign photos to another level. She mentioned something about a modeling career from the Welcome to Louisiana photo shoot, but it looks like she also has talent as as some kind of dancer, or even as a Gold's Gym trainer. Kristin showing off her talents