Monday, May 30th .... Today was an interesting and ultimately expensive day!  We were delayed by 3 hours due to extremely high winds.  After much discussion we departed. When we left the hotel, the winds were 27 mph gusting to 47 mph out of the South creating a significant cross wind!  After about two hours of riding, we were making good time, and everyone seemed to be adjusting to the high winds.  Toward the end of the ride the landscape changed to beautiful rolling hills carpeted with lush green grass and increasing numbers of trees.  I stopped to take photos to include with my posts.  After taking the photos I returned my phone to the crossbar bag and resumed riding.  Shortly after we turned onto a new highway which had rumble strips covering the entire width of the apron every 100 ft.  This caused us to have a very rough ride and was hard on both bikes and riders.  When I arrived at the hotel, my crossbar bag was unzipped, and my phone gone!  Apparently, I didn't zip up the bag and thus securing my phone. So, no photos of the new landscape to share with you.  Fortunately, tomorrow is a rest day, and I will be spending most of it at a Verizon store replacing my phone.