Day 3 was 95 miles from Creole to Abbeville. After a night of no sleep battling the mosquitoes, we were just happy to get started on a beautiful morning. Two miles into the marshes, my bike buddy Mike had a flat. Everybody passed us while we fixed it. We had fun bantering back and forth as we passed everybody up before the first rest stop.
Once we got inland a few miles, there was much less devastation and the route became less boring - lots of curves, small towns and good scenery. We saw our first alligator road kill. Me, Mike and Daryl were the first ones into the lunch stop at Lake Arthur - it was a beautiful spot.
After lunch, we hit severe head winds and some of the worst roads I've ever ridden. Can't believe we got through it all with no flats or broken wheels. The rest stops were spaced perfectly. We would stop at each for a few minutes to pour ice water over ourselves to cool off. We made it to Abbeville in a little over five hours very proud of ourselves that we were able to do all that with no sleep. We found our Tour du Rouge legs and are starting to feel invincible.
That night, the local Red Cross dignitaries hosted us at the River Front restaurant with great views. Dinner was great. I ate like a horse and look forward to breakfast at Caffe Maria in the morning. Never thought a cheap hotel bed would feel so good after our beach adventure the night before.
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