Day 41

A cold front came through yesterday so the day broke clear and in the 50s. We were up early and left Holly and Bert’s place by 7:00 am.

We found a small local coffee shop for breakfast before continuing on our way an hour later. Getting out of the city was tricky at times as it is with all urban areas on bicycle. But after a few corrections we were on our way on route 90. We crossed many bridges today. The first one was the highest and had a lane closed so we stayed in the closed lane as long as possible before having to ride with traffic for about a 100 yds. We then crossed several bridges that were completely closed to vehicles because of deteriorating conditions. But we were able to get around the barriers. It would have added another 160 miles if we would have detoured.

Around noon we caught up with our cyclist friend. Karl, again and rode together for a while. He is staying in the same holiday inn. This will be our last one because I have run out of points to get rooms for free.