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Day 42 - 64.9 miles. Mount Hermon LA

We've been biking for 10 days straight and have one more ride of 60 miles tomorrow to allow for 2 days in New Orleans.  Sue and I are going to spend one day in New Orleans and stay camp side the other.  

I am having such an exciting time, but I miss home and all that's there.  But we've got St Augustine in our sights and feel confident that we're going to make.  - Annie

I was tired today and my back has bee n talking to me. I'm ready for a day off!  The good news is that the rain yesterday was after we set up camp, and likewise the rain today. We have a big pavilion where we will eat, so things are good. Sally is cooking us a 'full English breakfast' for dinner and it smells great! - Sue

 

Day 41 - 30.0 miles Jackson LA

Short day today!  We rode across the Mississippi River on the Audubon Bridge and then made our way to Perry's Bike Hostel. Perry is a real character. She has bunches of bikes that she has built, and in her spare time shoots rattlesnakes and water moccasins.  Today I finally swapped to new tires and did some bike cleaning. - Sue 

I saw and rode over the famous Mississippi River!  I thought about all of the storys, movies and operas that include this river, my favorite was Huck Finn and Jim journey down this massive river.  So beautiful. - Annie

 

 

 

Day 40 - 70.6 miles. Morganza LA

Today's ride was long with bad roads, a headwind, and disappointing scenery. We rode along the Mississippi for a while, but all we saw was a levee. We also got lost, and rode 10 extra miles. Not the best riding day, but we all went out to dinner and had traditional boiled crawfish on Good Friday.  I had the theee pound dinner and got quite good at peeling and eating the little devils. It turned out to be a great day! - Sue

We passed by some poor neighborhoods and it was startling to see such poverty.  Our country is so wealthy to see people living in shacks is disturbing.

For the first time in my life I had crawfish.   They are delicious.  Because today was Good Friday, the group thought going out for a fish dinner was a good idea.  We went to this Cajun restaurant, Hottails.  The place was packed with folks eating crayfish by the pound.  This was Cajun cooking at its best! - Annie 

 

Day 49 - 75 miles. Bunkie LA

It was a nice ride today. We started out in fog, but that soon cleared and we got out of the pine forest into regions where we could see crawfish traps and people in boats harvesting the crawfish. There were also lots of rice fields. We rode thru a quiet state park that actually had a few hills, and ended up in Bunkie where Steve's wife and friends cooked us crawfish fettuccine with King Cake for dessert.  I got the baby hidden in the cake, so it's my responsibility to host the next King Cake party. In the meantime, we have a mascot for the bike. - Sue

 

 

Day 38 - 68.3 miles Kinder LA

Today's ride was pretty easy. The sky was partly cloudy so it wasn't too hot, and the route was flat. We still saw lots of logging trucks and pine forests. We are now in Cajun country and see signs for crawfish and shrimp. Unfortunately we haven't sampled the food yet. Just wait until tomorrow when Steve's wife meets us with dinner. - Sue

 

 

Day 37 - 30 miles. Merryville LA

Today we left Texas behind, but not before a stop for great biscuits.  Then the skies opened up on us and Annie got the beginning of hypothermia. Fortunately the van picked us up and warmed us up. We are now in Meryville at the Historical Society Museum where the very kind locals are taking good care of us. They have warmed us up, entertained us, and will feed us dinner and breakfast. They even have a sheltered place to put up our tent