Trans America Cycling Day 39 - Pascagoula, MS to Orange Beach, AL
The link to today's route and statistics is found here . Today we had another great ride of about 70 miles; some rode more, some less. Scenery was inspiring. Wind was mostly a headwind of 15 mph, but riders fought through it with strong riding. We rode into Alabama, our third state in three days. On the ferry ride from Dauphin Island to Fort Morgan across the coastal end of Mobile Bay the water was surprisingly calm. BTW Dauphin was the title given to the eldest son of the king of France from 1350 to 1830, and as such the dauphin was the heir apparent to the French crown. Riders frozen in their paceline positions Hannah and Alison leading an Alabama cheer On the way to the ferry port we saw members of a classic car club parked with their vehicles at a gas station convenient for us to stop for coffee and a snack. They were getting ready to drive to a state of Alabama Welcome Center to show off their c