I'm writing to see if the post works!  Right now I'm nice and comfy in our living room looking out at a forest of Pacific Northwest trees. A week from now, I'll be on my way to Mississippi to bike the Trace. One day later we'll be heading north. We hope to arrive in Nashville 5 days later. I've never been to Mississippi. Or Alabama. Or Tennessee. Why do these states have so many double consonants?  At least 3 of us are over 50.  Steve, how about you?  I'm thinking we're all in reasonably good shape, but several days of 70 or 80 miles?  Who knows?  It never feels good on the butt. Will we get the South's famous heat and humidity? Or will we get lucky and have warm, dry weather with a nice southerly breeze?  The last time I did a major tour was the summer of 1985 with Tom and friends Brad and Russ - that was a coast to coast adventure over two months, camping every night.  That was pre-kids and pre-career. We were younger, stronger and poorer.  This time we're going to stay at B&B's and motels. We have cell phones.