The day started off with a rush! Our police escort out of town rolled entirely too fast. He was leading us out of town at 35 mph; I'm not sure if he wanted us there. Anyway, the ride was beautiful. I love how green the landscape is and how lost in time the towns seem. One small town called Raymond had a very historic and neat courthouse. Built by slave labor in 1857, it served as a confederate hospital during the civil war as the battles moved closer to Raymond.
We rolled into Jackson rather early, and waited for our police escort at Wal-mart. There I was challenged to take down a half gallon of chocolate milk with a teammate. I did it in 4 minutes! Cycling has given me an iron stomach. At our city hall arrival, the mayor gave us a proclamation declaring the day Push America Day in Jackson. Afterwards, we had a lunch/friendship visit at Life of Mississippi, a local organization for people with disabilities. It was a great time.
We then had a few hours of free time at the church we are staying at. Most of us slept. Later, we had a dinner sponsored by our chapter at Southern Miss.
I'm exhausted, but tomorrow we have our second to last century ride of the summer! Here are a few pics of (1) the courthouse, and (2) the chocolate milk challenge.
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