Day Three: Today Was a Good Day

Start: Microtel in Sulphur,Louisiana
Lunch: C'est Bon in Mermentau, Louisiana
Dinner: Dupuy's Oyster Shop in Abbeville, Louisiana
End: Budget Inn & Suites in Abbeville, Louisiana
Today's biking distance: 106 miles
Total biking distance: 276 miles

Today will live forever. You will always remember where you were when you read this blog entry. In the meager 3-year storied illustrious history of the Moustache Ride, the record for most miles ridden in a day was an even century, 100. And today, our estimates put the boys right at that mark.

But with all of our bad luck behind us, Brennan and Jason dominated the roads today. When they pulled into the motel in Abbeville, LA, Brennan's odometer was a sight to behold:

106.35 miles. It's a new moustache record!

And you wanna know what's crazy?

Do you?

I don't think you do.

Alright, you convinced me. Here's what's crazy...

Tomorrow they're gonna do it again. That's right. Back-to-back century club days!

Luckily, they'll be well-fueled, as we just finished our best meal of the trip. Usually, after the guys have cleaned up, we take a few laps around whatever town we're in and choose the most local-looking place to eat. At first, Abbeville seemed to have slim pickings when it came to eateries. Mexican joints, a Chinese restaurant (whose logo was a panda petting another panda), and of course, Chili's. But in downtown Abbeville, we found the gem:

Dupuy's Oyster Shop, as you'll see from their website, opened in 1869. To stay open that long requires excellence. And excellence came in the form of a dynamite Tuesday night special of surf n turf. Jason and I went that route, and Brennan went with the crawfish etouffee. All of it was outstanding. So to our dozen thousands of readers, if you ever find yourself in Abbeville, LA, you now know where to go for a top-notch meal.





Aside from that, the ride itself was fairly uneventful, which seems to be a good thing when it comes to riding your bike across the country. I'm sure Jason will give the rider's perspective of this record-breaking day in his blog entry. So I'll just close with some extra pictures, though, as always, you can see all the pics at our Flickr photostream.

Faster than a (parked) train!

After 106 miles, they lost control of their faces.

A cheat sheet?! What a bunch of cheaters! 106.35 should have an asterisk.

And for future reference, you can usually assess how easy/difficult our day was by the amount of music played in the support vehicle. Today only took 3 albums. Today was a good day.



Support Vehicle Music:

Fountains of Wayne - Utopia Parkway
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Everything, Now! - Police, Police