....well, it IS almost Halloween. Tonight we are in Amite City, and no, it's not really a horror. In fact, we are splurging on Comfort Inn tonight, but ate frugally at Waffle House (yum, yum, pecan waffle and hash browns).
After leaving New Roads this morning, we rode over the Mississippi River!!!!
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| Ol' Man River, The Big Muddy, the Mighty Mississip |
We stopped in Clinton and had lunch at "Johnny B's", and thanks to Johnny B (the owner), we went off the ACA route, taking highway 63 then 16 to Amite City (pronounced "Ey-mitt"). He knew his roads well! Beautiful ride today through crisp autumn woods. LA is very beautiful this time of year and the temperature was a nice 70 degrees with low humidity.
We almost got shut-out on lids today; finally saw one late this afternoon. Smelled our first skunk after noon. Saw two new items on the roadside we hadn't seen before -- an umbrella and an ice cube tray! We met Perry of Perry's Bike Hostel just before Jackson (we were going to stay there last night but bonked out earlier). She was headed into Baton Rouge and spotted us on hwy 68, turned around to see if there was anything we needed. We also rode past the Dixon Correctional Institute today -- nice looking country prison!!
Total mileage: 78
Time: 5:13
Avg: 14.95 mph
Happy Birthday, Steve! (Rick's brother)
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