We entered into Mississippi today. We started February 28th at San Diego, California, went into Arizona, then New Mexico, and then spent 15 days getting through Texas, then Louisiana and now Mississippi. For the first half of the trip it was cactus and sand, and now it is very green and beautiful fields and trees. Now that we have moved away from the Mississippi River the bug population has dropped considerably. I only need to put bug repellent on in the evening as we sit around outside after it cools off. Today was a super nice day of riding. Very nice weather, no wind, and most of the time little traffic on back country roads.  We rode about 70 miles today. Tomorrow is Sunday and we are going to take the day off and sit around camp and eat, sleep, and read. I need to do some adjusting on my shifters, clean and oil my chain, and do a few other minor repairs on my bike. We are in a nice campground tonight next to a creek. The last three nights we have slept in a Sea Food restaurant, a church, and a police station. The nice thing about those is they were free!! So far we have ridden in the rain for a total of 2 hours, and from the extended forcast we might make it all the way without major rain, yahoo!! So far I have had no flat tires!!