The above picture is how we started our day on the 20th....beautiful and peaceful. A little light morning fog but definitely no chill in the air. It was muggy and quickly became warm. Dad and Shannon rode the tandem until lunch then Dad spent the afternoon in the RV with his sister Sharon and their cousin Les Stutzman. Les is now the Mother Ship driver and will be with us for about 2 1/2 weeks. Thanks Jan for letting us borrow your new husband!
We rode to Plaucheville, LA and spent the night at the Paragon Casino RV park in Marksville. I was a hot and tired by the time we hit the RV park and was not in a good place to be challenged by the desk agent at the RV Park. We walked in and she asks our name but couldn't hear my response because she was chewing on something crunchy. Then it went downhill. "I need your credit card and ID." She took a copy of my drivers license and I asked why they needed that. Her response, "Its our policy." Not a good decision on her part to hide behind "policy." My co-workers will tell you that is not a good way to answer my question. The agent had no clue so she said we could ask her supervisor. First, my opposition to the photo copy was now someone has all of my ID information if they want to become Shane and I didn't like that much. Her supervisor was sitting to my left, on the computer, playing (yes playing) Solitaire. Seriously, you are playing Solitaire where a customer can see you? That did not help to gain her my respect. The supervisor said they needed the copy in case I came back in a few months and said it wasn't me who made the charge. They had my ID to prove it was me. Well, only if that ID wasn't forged or stolen! duh. Anyway, I pointed out the video camera behind her had a picture of me and that should be better than my ID. She was a tool and I gave up. Such is life. I would have like to show her some policy!
On Thursday the 21st we rode as normal. Kyle started talking back to the dogs that chased us and encouraging them to run faster. We had a few come after us but nothing real exciting. Dad and Bill stopped at the end of one driveway where the dogs at the shock collars on. The kind where if they went beyond a certain spot they were shocked. The dogs just stood there barking as Kyle talked smack to them and we filled our water bottles.
We met Roy today. Roy is riding the same route as us only solo on a recumbent bike. He stopped at the flex and we talked for a few minutes. We shared some ice and water and pretzels after a bit and headed on our way. He ended up staying at the same hotel as us tonight and explained how when we met him on the rode, he was just about done for the day. Done as in ready to quit. He said there was something about the cold water and pretzels that helped him finish the rest of the day. We invited him to spaghetti dinner in the Mother Ship which he accepted. He explained how his father (I think) had PD and how he was going to blog about meeting us and share it with all of his FB friends. I guess we were someone's angel today. Pretty cool.
Dad and Les left about 20 minutes ago to find some ice cream. I have seen the Flex pass through the intersection in front of the RV twice now and we still do not have any ice cream. I think they are making this errand more difficult than it needs to be.
Well, that is all I have to say. Keep praying for us as we are in our third cycle of riding and are all tired and sore. We have a good meal waiting for us on Saturday night and we are all excited about it. Sharon because she doesn't have to cook and the rest because I have been talking it for a few months.
One last comment. If you know Sarah Worley, let her know what an incredible wife (to Kyle) and friend (of Shane and Shannon) she is for agreeing/encouraging/supporting Kyle and Shannon and I on this adventure. Kyle being here is very important to our success. He is a great friend. Thanks for coming along.
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