Monday, April 6,2015

A great and interesting couple of days.  On Easter I decided that I wanted to take it easy and not go very far.  I ended up staying with an entusiastic cycling couple about 20 miles from New Roads.  The forecast was for rain in the afternoon, so it worked out well.  I slept in in New Roads, which is really unusual.  After I got there it started raining soon after.  It rained for 8 straight hours.  Sometimes heavy.  I was glad to be under shelter. The couple are really fans of recumbents.  They rode a tandem recumbent for years, but now ride individual recumbents.  I ate some great meals and got refreshed.

 The forecast for today was similar.  70 - 80% chance of rain by about 2 o'clock.  It was an invigorating day to say the least.  I left as early as possible( 6:50 a.m.) to get as far as possible before it started raining.  It was foggy.  Dangerous like last time, but this time I put my flashing red lignt on the back.  It must have worked, since I got honked at for 30 minutes or so.  

Then it was a battle of energy, riding hard, eating and drinking to replenish before I tanked.  I went 75 miles, which included hills and got to Franklinton about 1:45.  The lightning and rain started 10 minutes later.  Yes, I am staying in a motel.  There is the rain, and Wisconsin is playing in the NCAA championship game tonight -have to watch. 

 The last few days have been a reversion to the first few days in Louisiana.  Tree's, tree's and more tree's lining the road.  Some agriculture, but not like in the middle of the state.  Tomorrow I head for Mississippi.  I have gone about 2,000 miles now.  About 800   to go.  So the end is in sight.  And it is raining cats and dogs, with lightning and thunder right now.  It is supposed to be nice tomorrow.  Doing well (although really, really tired) Til later.