Mississippi Mud

Hello from Mississippi!

We crossed over the border yesterday into Colombus, MS through a summer storm that got us soaked but kept us cool. During the middle of the day and the heaviest part of the rain and wind we took shelter in the Holiday Inn Express that was kind enough to donate a room for the night. We are now in Winona, MS about halfway through the state and are extremely grateful to the Holiday Inn Express for yet another donated room in this town. We got up at 4:30 this morning to get on the road before the heat and traffic got to be too much. The alarm clock rang too early but its a good feeling to have 30 miles under your wheels before 10:30. The rains from the day before resulted in some mud on the roads and lots of horseflies to keep us company on the country roads. We had good luck in the morning with empty, smooth side roads but had some trouble finding alternate routes as we got close to Winona. Fortunately the main road into town had two lanes, high visibility and few cars so we were able to make good time. After an evening skate we're all feeling good and hoping to follow the same schedule tomorrow. But maybe without the horseflies.
-The CC2C Crew