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facilities the best and these usually have special areas for cyclists,” said John.
“It rained most of the first week of our tour, but since then the weather has been very good," Gina added. "The most astonishing thing I've discovered on the trip is how limited the crossings of the Mississippi River are. Bridges are few and ferries are small and often not running. We crossed at Natchez, then followed the • Natchez Trace north. We went through Tennessee and into North Carolina, up the Blue Ridge Parkway, to Skyline Drive, off at Panorama and into Sperryville."
“You meet people, make friends, and they in turn give you travel tips". John continued. "A family in Jackson, Miss, put us up for the night and we spent a night in a dormitory at Jefferson College. There is a lady in Afton. Jane Curry, who provides lodging without charge, serves cookies and lemonade to weary cyclists. She’s just great. Of course we gave her something, though she has no fee. We heard about her from cyclists from two different people on the way. long before we were near Afton," he concluded.
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