When we started, we weren't totally sure of how the day would go. On a ride like this, fatigue is cumulative and every morning we wake up a little more tired. We finished the day strong though with a good overall pace.
We talked to a nice park maintenance man. They have been unfailingly friendly and fine representatives of the Park Service. His opinion that people drive too fast matches what we have observed.
Farther down the road, we spoke with Dell from Rogers AR. She's with a group we've seen a couple of time across the road. She's also riding a trike and when she saw us this time, she swerved across the road to stop us and talk. They are traveling with a support vehicle and she was impressed with what we were carrying.
Our final encounter on the Trace today was late in the day. A black SUV passed us and then did a u-turn and came back -- kind of scary for a moment. When the driver slowed and rolled his window down we saw it was the state trooper who had warned us about riding side-by-side. I think he was surprised to see us still riding.
We have two days still to ride and we'll finish in Natchez on Saturday. We thought about bailing several times and Jean suggested looking for a rental car and calling it quits if today did not go well but we are riding on tomorrow.
Tonight we staying in the Hyatt Place, a very bicycle-friendly place and our new favorite hotel. Tomorrow night we'll camp at the Rocky Springs campground on the trace.
PS We've updated day 5 & 6 with more details and added some photos.
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