A Century Ride, wait More than a Century Ride!

I left Gulfport, Sunday morning with the wind at my back and the sun shining. It was so very nice. I left right on time, not long after sun up. I like to do that and beat the traffic especially on Sunday, because Sunday Drivers are NOT nice.
The morning started with a triumph. I was able to ride the US90 St Louis Bay Bridge! Bridges are not my forte, so tackling that beauty was very exciting.
Then I road 8 hard miles on the Beach Boulevard which was literally on the beach of the Gulf and the beach was on the road in many spots because the wind was blowing from the East.
Later, my wonderful program got me again. It sent me down a road that wa beautifully paved for a mile or so before it turned to sand. So I had to do a back track then go a few miles out of the way to get back on track. Then I no sooner got back on path and it tried to send me down an overgrown, chained private road, again adding miles. But despite these things I was making really good time, I was pumping out easy 14 mph.I was actually starting to get excited because I knew I was going to get to ride on another one of rails to trails.
Unfortunately I had to ride through Slidell. The towns people do not know the meaning of share the road. More than once pickup trucks came within a fraction of an inch of me. The roads in Slidell are just as bad. no shoulder, high curb, lots of trash that is dangerous for bikes and the sidewalks are even worse!I did eventually get lucky enough to find the entrance to the Tammany Trace Bike Trail, but that is only because my tracking program had it located.
The Tammany Trace was a gem. It was used by very few riders,especially on the east end. I was surprised to see it has a speed limit of 15 mph that my detour many road bike users. There was even a picnic area in the middle of the trace near a draw bridge that is just beautiful!
I have to say, I was sad to get off the trace and back onto the road. I stopped and ate a sandwich Pam had made for me in the morning then I hit the highway hard. I pushed and pushed. My goal to work on catching up and it worked. I banged out almost 150 miles!!!
Hence the reason no post last night.

Today was another day. Up and going at sun up was hoping for another century but the weather had other things in mind. I got on the hwy and went on and on until the lighting started. I stopped 25 miles short of where I wanted to go and have been watching the weather.
I have around 350 miles to go and have know idea if I will be able to ride tomorrow or how far if I do. Houston's rain and wind is here now, but they say there is more for tomorrow. Plus flooding can go on for days.

What ever, I will think about that tomorrow.