Day 36

Oberlin, LA to Bunkie, LA 71 miles. No hills.

We had a good nights sleep at the Oberlin fire station. The building we were in was actually the old firehouse now used for trainings and offices. We rolled our sleeping bags out in the garage area which is now the training area with tables and some appliances. Very clean. It was very quiet apart since it was apart from the new firehouse.

We were very full from the night before when we were at a sports bar watching the capitals hockey and eating too much while they won. the full bellies allowed for only coffee and some Belvita biscuits before setting off at 8:30.

Humid and overcast made for a soaking wet jersey again for me. No hills at all. I had a problem from the start when one of my bungie cords holding my tent on got wrapped around my back derailleur and while it didn’t cause any damage it took a while to untangle.

We encountered some heavy traffic and roads with no shoulders until finally reaching less traveled ones through the Chicot state park.

After we took showers at the station we walked down to a local pizza place for dinner. We were pretty hungry so it tasted great!