Author Archives: Kathy Schroeder

I forgot to mention how stressful the dogs were yesterday and today. Western LA and eastern TX are living up to their bad reputation of having bike-chasing dogs! Steven already ran out of “juice” in his airhorn, and I’m running low! Thankfully Jody already bought more at Walmart. These small horns (used often by boaters)Continue reading “April 6 Day 16 cycling Kirbyville to Kountze, TX”

I have learned that if you want to see the videos in my blog, you have to click in the email notification you receive of my Post – “Read in Blog” Enjoy! If you just read my blog in the email you receive, you won’t see the videos I add. Thanks for following along!

Happy Easter today and Passover earlier this week. Huge storm all last night but it cleared for us to cycle this morning. Saw a lot of pine plantations today and no crawfish ponds. N/NE wind was not too bad in our W/NW direction, even with a tailwind a few times when we turned south (!),Continue reading “April 5 Cycling Day 15 Oberlin, LA to Kirbyville, TX”

In the heart of western Louisiana. We had been warned of more dogs here mostly because we are cycling on less busy highways. We’ve already encountered a few prior to today, and the new device for this TransAm – the high decibel mini air horn – is quite effective, especially when cracks in the roadContinue reading “April 4 Day 14 cycling Bunkie to Oberlin, LA”

Bunkie, LA seems to be a busy little ag town. 835 miles for me since leaving St Augustine; (guys: 922) one more night in LA then a long trek across Texas! Nice to sleep in, stretch, use the TheraGun, rest, do some paperwork, check and re-check upcoming overnight reservations, write some cards, take a napContinue reading “April 3 Rest Day in Bunkie, LA”

Thankfully mostly cool and mostly advantageous S wind today. Still quite humid with thunderstorms all around. Sadly one of the least fun days on a TransAm ever. The first 20 miles was the most unpleasant 20 miles of the trip so far leaving Baton Rouge on “scenic Hwy” 61 – horrible road surface, tons ofContinue reading “April 2 Day 13 cycling Baton Rouge to Bunkie, LA”

Well I got back on the bike! 👏 (no joking!) As my friend, Steve Boyer suggested, my hip/thigh would probably feel better and heal faster cycling rather than walking. True that! Of course, every big bump I went over caused pain in my left wrist and rib, but hey, beautiful ride of 41.3 miles, 150’Continue reading “April 1 Day 12 cycling Burnside to Baton Rouge, LA”

Well no cycling for me today. 😢 Steven and Tom took off as scheduled, and the forecast thunderstorms aren’t expected until after they should arrive in Burnside, LA on the Mississippi River. They get to cycle quite a ways on the Mississippi River Trail west of NOLA. Sorry to miss the cycling and the Trail.Continue reading “March 31 Day 11 cycling New Orleans to Burnside, LA”

Gulfport is a big port city. We enjoyed some good bbq last night and watched UConn upset Duke in men’s March Madness bball. More cycling west along the Mississippi Sound in the Gulf of Mexico. MS drivers and roads have been as good as FL and AL, other than the rumble strips that are widerContinue reading “March 30 Day 10 cycling Gulfport, MS to New Orleans, LA”

As forecast, the S/SE wind leaving Dauphin Island was strong and unsafe for me to cycle across the bridge to the mainland. Although the winds were a lot less than yesterday. Jody drove us 10 miles north to Alabama Port where we hopped on bikes and took off with a lovely tailwind the rest ofContinue reading “March 29 Day 9 cycling Dauphin Island AL to Gulfport MS”