Today we headed out from Bogalusa and navigated our way through the backroads of Mississippi (yes, we are the third to last state of this trip!). We went off the ACA route to get down to Saucier, MS, where Rick's Aunt Betty Jean lives, having gotten the route from Google maps (bicycle). There were only about 40 turns in this route (!!!!) and it looked like it would take us out in the middle of nowhere (which it did, but out here, people live out in the middle of nowhere). We saw some interesting cattle out on these back roads today -- true "skinny cows"....
But good old Google maps got us there. Rick hadn't written down Aunt Betty's address, just the road she lived on, but he had seen the house on Google earth, so when we got to what he thought was her house, I went up to the door and knocked. When she came to the door, I asked if she was Rick's Aunt Betty Jean. She looked at me like "who are you?" and then replied "Yes. Tell Ricky to come in here!".
We had a really nice visit with Aunt Betty Jean. She was very hospitable and the first blood relative of Rick's that I've met. I really liked her;; at 81, she's still got a lot of spunk. We stayed overnight, and were sorry we had to push on the next morning (Saturday) so we can make Gulf Shores when Ben & Katie are there. Saturday (Nov. 3), we will get back on the ACA route, head for VanCleave, camp overnight, then head on Sunday to Mobile to visit Vicki's sister & niece, Mamie & Joan.
Total Miles: 63.28
Time: 4:35
Avg: 13.81 mph
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