Rusty Crank Coast to Coast Bicycle Tour across the USA on the ACA TransAM Route

TransAm Day #15 June 9, 2018 Rough River State Park, KY - Sebree, KY 78 Miles Ride Time 6:36 Hours Tour Total  Miles 1067 details at: https://cyclemeter.com/4b2d99e24f1383f2/Cycle-20180609-0621-28323 A Rusty Crank Sushi Hammock Roll consists of me in merino wool boxers, slipped into a silk bag up to my head, placed inside a goose down sleeping bag, carefully balanced on a narrow nylon hammock, all enveloped by mosquito netting hung from an overhead line, all attached to a tree on one end and a steel pipe on the other, that may or may not make it through the night.  When I got up in the middle of the night to add the down layer, my campsite’s neighbors still had their party lights twinkling and bad country music playing. It rang out all night long.  I had set my alarm for 5am, but in the middle of the night I changed it to 6. I woke up at 5:30 regardless- it would have been 6:30am eastern time. All my laundry was still wet on the line, and I had m...

TransAm Day #16 June 10, 2018 Sebree, KY - Elizabethtown, IL 67 Miles Ride Time 5:40 Hours Tour Total  Miles 1132 details at: https://cyclemeter.com/4b2d99e24f1383f2/Cycle-20180610-0543-76027 I slept well last night at the First Baptist Church in Sebree. My room was pitch black and I couldn’t hear the freight trains outside. I made a bed on the floor out of sofa cushions and put my Therm-a-rest on top. All of my clothes were dry when I got up at 5am.  Brian left five minutes before me, at about half past five. It was cool and foggy, with low visibility. It was calm and peaceful out. Crickets and other insects were chirping. Birds were starting their morning calls. I saw many deer, which are apparently afraid of touring bikes with yellow panniers.  Because who doesn’t love gossip, I’ve got more on the ACA fast pack from LA. Apparently, Brian stayed at the Boone Tavern Hotel in Berea. It’s centrally located, beautiful, historic, and an excellent ch...