Day 40 ............. Bridge, Ferry, and a Flat Tire

Another just gorgeous day in Louisiana!  Blue sky, gentle breeze, big sun.......and lots of water!  We had several highlights yesterday the first was crossing a 3.2 mile causeway bridge with no shoulder.  Fortunately the van and trailer were there to escort us across....it was an awsome site - 11 of us riding, in pairs ...... a van and trailers with flashing lights following us to escort us safely to the other side.

After the bridge more beautiful country side, huge cypress trees in water, lots of turtle's sunning themselves, azaleas galore.  The colors couldn't have been more abundant.

The road surface could have been a bit better, lots of debris.  I've seen more toilets and TV's in the ditches in LA than the rest of the trip combined.  Our riding day was 84 miles.  The 3.2 mile bridge came after 50 miles, a lovely lunch at "Not Your Mother's Cafe" at mile 67.5 and the flat tire right after chowing down on a catfish po' boy.  I figure I'm done with flats, this was my second one on the road, so that's an average of one every 1,000 miles. Then at mile 82 the mightly Mississippi River!  We crossed by ferry to St. Francisville, where the lovely St. Francisville Inn awaited.  It was a long day, but a great day.  This was the third day in a row of 80+ miles.  I'm tired.  Tomorrow thankfully is a rest day, and what a great town to have a rest day in...quaint historic properties, plantations, azaleas, live oak trees with hanging moss.....just a great place.

I've included a couple of photos.....one crossing the mighty mississip and the St. Francisville Inn......