Day 30 - St Francisville, LA to Amite, LA: Mississippi two days early!!!!
Wednesday April 29, 2009, 85 miles (137 km) - Total so far: 2,249 miles (3,619 km)
Weather: Temperatures 70-86, winds southeast at 10 mph., skies were partly cloudy to fair.
Today was one of the nicest and most scenic rides we have had in awhile. This part of Louisiana is very pretty with lots of hills and woods. The best thing about the ride today wast that the route went though some very remote areas and we saw almost no cars. This is the area that is the 'toe of the boot' of Louisiana, north of New Orleans and just south of the Mississippi line. Also known as Jerry Clower Country. We are staying tonight in the town of Amite, LA, in Amite Parish. You may recall Jerry talking about the Amite River Swamp in some of his routines. We did have one little mishap, so to speak. About half-way through the ride as we were enjoying a smooth, traffic less, tree-shade road through rural Louisiana, we missed a critical turn. After traveling a few miles on the wrong road, we suddenly saw a "Welcome to Mississippi" sign. Uh oh, we aren't supposed to get to Mississippi for another 2 days !! I think Curt got confused after we turned around, and actually went back to Mississippi a second time, so he rode more than everybody else today. Will drove SAG today with Anna as a passenger. She felt MUCH better today. Besides a noticeable limp, Anna was her usual chipper self, and we all breathed a huge sigh of relief when we she announced at breakfast that she felt pretty good. She is such an asset to our group that it would have sad to lose her to an accident. Will spent most of his time at the rest stops today working on repairing Anna's bike. He seems to have it in pretty good shape. Hopefully, she will be able to ride some before the ride is over. We only have 10 more days!!!
Until later...
Uncle Barry, Share Bear, and Flat Stanley
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