April 19, 2018
My day did not start off very good. The charger on my laptop computer became damaged while recharging at a campground. I ordered a replacement through Amazon that was listed as a replacement only to learn that the plug connection on the computer was just slightly larger. My mistake was trying to rig up a work around using some wire and tape. The result was southern fried computer. 
We were riding some quiet rural roads and having a wonderful ride when we came upon a detour sign. Usually a detour can be worked around with a little walking and creative effort; however, in this case there was a bridge missing a 10 foot section over a small stream. Fortunately, the workers had placed a double I beam across the gap to allow them to go back and forth between sides. Luckily, there were no workers or official type persons around to tell us we were doing something risky. With a little balance and a lot of helping hands we managed to get everyone across. At one point the local police showed up causing us to retreat to the far side but they were only interested in making sure we were not bothering any of the construction equipment.
Once back into the groove and a good ride I had two final treats. The first was a drive by visit from The Ice Cream Angel, Cammie, one of our ACA leaders bringing life sustaining ice cream. A few miles later, coming the other way was a couple in a pioneer type wagon being pulled by a team of three mules. It was a scenic interlude into a great riding day.
