Day 31 - Amite, LA to Bogalusa, LA: Last day in Louisiana - a wet ride
Thursday April 30, 2009, 63 miles (101 km) - Total so far: 2,312 miles (3,721 km)
Weather: Temperatures were 73 to 85, mostly cloudy skies with occasional drizzle, south winds at 10 mph, and very very humid.
The ride today was relatively short and easy, and most of it was pretty as we rode through more back roads of rural southeastern Louisiana. We got a few sprinkles of rain along the way for the 1st time, but we were all soaking wet from the very high humidity. The cloud cover kept us from being steamed to death, and the breeze was enough to cool us off, but this was by far the most humid day of the ride. I suppose that is appropriate given the part of the country we are in. The terrain today was fairly hilly, with last ten miles being very winding. I much prefer riding winding country roads rather than straight and flat roads. The town of Bogalusa sits on the Pearl River, the boundary line between Louisiana and Mississippi. So, tomorrow we cross into Mississippi early on, for our sixth state (officially) on our journey. Only Alabama and Florida are left! Bogalusa is apparently a paper mill or pulp mill town. We saw several pulp wood trucks today, and the air around here smells like paper mills are here abouts.
Until tomorrow!
Uncle Barry, Flat Stanley, and Share Bear
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