Day 35

Merryville, LA to Oberlin, LA. 56 miles. 725 ft(basically flat all day)

We decided to leave our comfortable little cabin early and head over to the local restaurant for breakfast before setting off. It was delicious and got us off to a good start.

It was cloudy and muggy again. It didn’t take long for me to become soaked it sweat. Craig was dry🤷🏻‍♂️

There were a lot of logging trucks that passed us and also a lot of bark and stuff on the shoulder. At one point we finally came upon a wood mulch plant that explained all of the truck traffic.

We had to fight a fairly strong cross/headwind most of the day so we called it a day at the Oberlin fire station where the station chief, Ryan, welcomed us and showed us the interior of the old station where we could sleep inside. Showers and a kitchen were also available! These small towns are amazing.

My Big breakfast! Couldn’t quite finish the pancakes
Stu’s grill where we had breakfast
Mulch plant we passed
More wildflowers
More flooding. This is Calcasieu River. RVs in the trees were flooded.
Ryan, the local fire chief, had just finished mowing around the fire house when we arrived

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