Day Forty-One
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Today I enjoyed my ride with my cast of friends all the way into St. Francisville, LA. We took a ferry ride across the Mississippi, and stopped to check out Angola Prison along the route. After a large crawfish boil dinner, I parted ways with my bicycling partner Carl and the rest of the gang. It was sad to part with Carl after all the time we talked and rode together, but was comforted when he said, “there will be one or two more chapters.” I am going to give my dad his contact information, because I am hoping that the next time he visits Alaska, he will give him a call.
I rode down route 61 for 20 miles before I was greeted by my friend Lori, an Americorps administrator in Baton Rouge. She picked me and my bike up and drove us the rest of the way to her house. I will be leaving my bike at her house and flying back to Columbus on the 17th and coming back to New Orleans on the 29th to continue riding to St. Augustine. I will be attending some friends art exhibitions and completing my Peace Corps paperwork in Ohio in the meantime.
Lori and I got Ice Cream and she took me out for a second dinner at a nice Mexican restaurant, where we were met by another friend and Americorp administrator Lisa. After a great dinner, we headed back home. I am resting soundly in Baton Rouge, and looking forward to another day off tomorrow.
Starting point: Civil War Park in Simmesport, LA
Ending point: Staying with a friend in Baton Rouge, LA
Total miles on this day: 74.11
Total miles to date: 2239.57
Average MPH: 13.3
Max MPH: 28.4
Saddle time on this day: 5:34:14
Saddle time to date: 203:12:33
