Saturday, April 8 - Wiggins, MS to Moss Point, MS

 Wiggins to Moss Point, Mississippi. The morning saw wet roads, but we just had some sprinkles on us when we started. It had rained all night but was done pretty much when we started. It was cool so we had cool weather clothes on and raincoats. We had lunch at Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Preserve. We saw some Sandhill Cranes which are as large as Great Blue Herons. By the time I got my camera where I could take their picture they had moved. We had a shorter and more flat day today (75 miles). We rolled into Moss Point, which is close to the Gulf of Mexico, this afternoon and it has a lot more people than we have been around for a while. We had to fight some traffic coming into town. Of course, ice cream made it all better…. I added a stock photo of the Sandhill Cranes at the end.

Friday, April 7 - Franklinton, LA to Wiggins, MS

 We made it to Mississippi today. Louisiana was fun but we would rather spell Mississippi! If you think you have big ant hills at your house, they aren’t as big as they are down here. They are as big as footballs. We were treated to lunch today and it was a very nice lunch. We thought it was going to rain but it didn’t rain after all. It was a cooler day though than yesterday. Another hilly day which went on forever. We should be getting into flatter country the next two days. We will be at the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday.

Thursday, April 6 - Francisville, LA to Franklinton, LA

 Francisville to Franklinton, Louisiana. Hot and humid with intermittent showers. Felt like June in the Carolinas. It even looks as much. A hilly day with about 3400 feet of climbing. One hill after another, none terribly steep or long. We had lunch in a little town that had been hit with a big tornado last year. They were still rebuilding. The mayor and her husband came over and opened their church so we would have a proper bathroom. It’s time to go to bed so we can get up and do it all over again. Tomorrow, we leave Louisiana for Mississippi.

Wednesday, April 6 - Ville Platte, LA to St. Francisville, LA (Crossed the Mississippi River)

 Ville Platte to St Francisville Louisiana. Century day of sorts. Some of us decided to do the optional 100 miles today (we aren’t smart. Ha). Anyway, we started off the day finding a lucky green tree frog, so we knew it was going to be a good day. At mile 38 we hit our first big bridge. It was a 6 mile long causeway. It was a 4 lane bridge, two lanes in each direction with no shoulder. A bit unnerving but we made it across with traffic whizzing by at 60 miles an hour. We then meandered through the country on nice roads with some wind assist and some counter. It got hot later in the afternoon, in the high 80s. We made it to the last and largest bridge today, the Audubon bridge over the Mississippi River. We stopped on top of the bridge to take a picture of a barge going under the bridge. Soon after we started riding again, I hit a piece of glass and it cut a gash into my tire so we had to change the tube and put a piece of plastic inside the tire so I could get back to the hotel. The fourth flat of the trip. We made it back and on the way to the hotel we stopped at Sonic and got a milk shake. It made the day! Tonight, I tried Crayfish Etouffee at the restaurant near the hotel. It was good.