First out of the gate leaving Auburn, we thought we had a plan but...... that road should be right there! But it’s not, so we turned around and fumbled around, rode through an industrial area, out the other side, nobody stopped us and there’s the road we need. How about that? Just like we knew what we were doing! But then......uh oh one of the dreaded DETOUR ROAD CLOSED sign. Bridge out! Dang it! Great we get some bonus miles! And they are up hill! Finally managed to find our way to State Route 14. It looked like a good road to us. But then it looked like a good road to every one else too! And their brothers!! Once again a two lane state highway with a little shoulder with rumble strips on it. The traffic was patient though. We just had to pay attention! We stopped for lunch at ELMER’s. The parking lot was packed thats always a good sign. It had all homemade food. What a great place to eat. Everyone was so friendly. Several people stopped to talk about our trip and what were we doing? After lunch, we headed back out on Route 14. The closer we got to Wetumpka, the busier it got. For the most part everyone was patient and gave us room. But I still didn’t trust them. I watched them all the way past us in my mirror. There was a lot of climbing also. Between the climbing, the traffic and the heat we were pooped by the time we got to town. Once again about 4-5:00 the traffic really picked up even more. Just before Wetumpka there was a huge intersection with a busy highway. We got in the turn lane and then I realized I couldn’t see in my mirror again. It was gone, oh no.... We turned around and went back to where we had just stopped (not too far) and sure enough it was laying right there. I think my mirror likes me! We rode through Wetumpka, which is a bustling river town. While stopped at a traffic light, a guy walked over and said he worked at the Chamber of Commerce. He asked all the questions and pointed us toward Fort Toulouse Jackson State Park just south of town. The road we needed to be on was a super busy four lane divided highway. We found a side walk and rode as far as we could. Luckily it ended where we had to turn off to the park. The campground was really nice. It had all we need! A shower, picnic table, and flat grassy site for our tent. We had a spinach salad, with salmon, avacodo, tomato, cucumber, and nuts. Pineapple for dessert. Excellent dinner!
Wetumpka AL - Clanton AL
Today the ride was all on two lane narrow highway again. We started with a sandwich from Dunkin Donuts. Who knew they had sandwiches. I tried one of their donuts but we weren’t impressed! We planned a shorter route today, because we couldn’t find a campground where we needed one. In fact there wasn’t one anywhere around. But after the last few days neither of us minded the shorter day. We had a few hills to deal with but not many. Mostly the story of the day was the traffic and the heat. Temps are in the high 80’s and very sunny. We stopped at a Dollar Store for a cold drink and a snack before getting back into the traffic. Tomorrow’s ride should be interesting going into Birmingham. We had a Whataburger for lunch. For dinner we are headed to the Peach Grove Barbeque. And then a great nights sleep at the Best Western! Good night!
DETOUR! UH OH!
Elmer’s for lunch!
Mmmm Good!
Fort Toulouse Jackson Campground
Diane’s famous salad
Fort Toulouse Jackson Campsite
Road “Shoulder” with rumble strips
See Hap there’s NO traffic........
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