Little Rock biking

 After visiting the Clinton Center I had parked in a large parking area that is part of the Park.  I asked a security guard whether I could park there overnight. He said “no problem”.  Being self sufficient and able to be “off grid including internet” for a few days I decided to stay in the parking lot of the night. Firstly I found that it was monitored by police at night - there were two police cars parked nearby till about 11 pm. Then I found it was a center for bicyclists. That evening I bicycled  along an extensive river front park bike way to the center of Little Rock. It was about 30C and I was glad to find a pub for a cool beer and air conditioning. I was conscious of many more African Americans than one had seen to date. In the pub however a white woman at the bar was concerned about the safety of my bicycle (I had left the lock behind) and got the pub to agree to me bringing my bike into the pub! She said “It’s not safe with all the homeless people we have here in the city”. An extraordinary contrast to the Clinton Center not far away.
I found where I was parked for the night was a meeting point for local bicycle clubs.