It was a big day of riding today. We rode 85 miles, but it was very pleasant. The day started off very cool again today and it again made a nice day of riding. We rode through mainly farm country today and mainly saw cotton, peanuts and onions. One thing that was interesting was there was quite a bit of irrigation, which we haven’t seen too much of. The locals were saying that this area doesn’t get the rain that other parts of the state get. Things still looked pretty green to me. Georgia is a beautiful state. It seems to be a little more open than other states that we have passed through. I mean by that, that the trees have been cut for farming in more places and you can see over the horizon a few miles instead of just seeing trees on the side of the road.
We stopped at a farm where some peanuts that had been dud up were drying on the top of the ground. They were windrowed much like beans are in Idaho. We shelled a few and had a taste. They weren’t very good. I’m sure they need roasting. You see a lot of boiled peanuts around here. I haven’t tried any yet. I need to take an opportunity to sample some.
We also stopped at another convenience store where they were cooking up some lunch for the locals. I had some mustard greens (which is like spinach or swiss chard) and potatoes and gravy. Again it was very good. The greens were very fresh and even had a little grit in it. I imagine it was dirt from picking that morning.
We are staying right don town Nahunta, GA. There are two railroads that come together here and we are hearing trains about every 30 minutes. There is also a pen of dogs right next to where we are camped that yelp every time someone moves. It will be an interesting night.
I rode with Tim and Nancy today
Peanuts and a good picture of cotton
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