Marion to Sebree. TransAmerica day 57

73.24km. 678m ascent. 3h56 ride time Today we needed a shorter day because we have been pushing quite hard. As it turned out we had a strong headwind so not as easy a day as we had hoped for. Anyway the weather was perfect (except for the wind) and Kentucky is a beautiful green State…

Goreville to Marion. TransAmerica day 56

127.04km. 1,481m ascent. 6h38 ride time Up at 05:30 to get an early start just to hear the thunder and a huge storm outside our window. We decided to postpone our start until after the rain had eased. Neither Stef nor I were feeling particularly vigorous this morning despite a good nights sleep and decent…