This was the first part of our trip and actually involved quite a bit of biking – well, until we got to around Louisville/Bardstown. The points of interest will get a bit farther apart after that.

• The bikes
• First stop – South Dakota!
• My first powerlifting meet
• Kentucky, here we come – on to Lexington
• Louisville – Into the maelstrom
• The long, winding road to Nashville
• When a man is tired of Nashville, he is tired of life
• Car super-speed boost to New Orleans