March 23rd
Kosciusko, MS to Jackson MS
It’s the final day of our adventure and I find myself both
really excited and kind of sad. The day started off fairly chilly. Having
learned from yesterday’s experiences I tried to dress differently today with
hopes of staying warm. I put on two bike jerseys (a trick I picked up from
Melissa), a double layer of biking socks and I even put my bike shorts on over
my bike pants – as an unexpected benefit I was left with two layers of padding
between my bum and the bike seat. I was very comfortable.
The Bike Adventure crew at breakfast on the last day.
A Police Escort actually drove us into to town stopping all
the traffic for us as we traveled. We actually had Jack our most senior rider
in the lead. Having the police make way for us as we traveled down the street
was really cool.
We arrived at the church and brought in all our gear. The
showers at the facility were fairly nice and we ate pizza for lunch. I remember
taking a brief nap shortly afterwards. Oh and I think I forgot to mention –
this place actually has cots to sleep on as well. If you’ve ever been on one of
these trips you know that having cots to sleep on are a rare treat.
That night we traveled to Tugaloo College, a historically
African-American, private, coeducational, church-related, four-year, liberal
arts institution located at the northern edge of Jackson, Mississippi. Tugaloo
was one of the beneficiaries of Millard Fuller’s fortune when he was giving
away all of his money. He even spent a brief amount of time working there
before going on to Kornania Farm.
We arrived at the house of the President of Tugaloo College
and were given a warm welcome. A huge banquet was provided for us and many of
the foods described to me were so fancy I couldn’t pronounce them. It was
delicious! Tugaloo is really an impressive institution; although small in size
they have a very impressive science program and a high rate of sending students
to graduate school. President Hogan is very kind and approachable. A few of the
students actually came to visit and eat with us as well. Some of them are
actually considering doing the ride next year which is awesome.
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