Day 37

Bunkie, LA to New Roads, LA. 71 miles. Flat terrain

A quiet night at the fire house was followed by coffee and oatmeal for breakfast.

We were all set to go at 8 at I looked at Craig’s rear tire and noticed it was flat! After spending 30 minutes fixing that we were on our way.

It was humid and cloudy again. Fortunately not sunny so it wasn’t too hot. We have found that the Louisiana side roads with little traffic often are poorly maintained with grass growing between the cracks in the middle of the lane. we were also on State road 1 several times today and the shoulder was also really poor. 9 miles of misery!

Most of the day we spent going through farmland and along a few small rivers.

Before we left in the morning…
This massive oak is over 200 years old! Beautiful!
I tried to get a photo on a longhorn steer in Texas. Finally succeeded in Louisiana
About to cross over the Atchafalaya River.
There was a lot of farming on the levees by the big rivers like this. The river is on the other side.
Craigs malfunctioning sleeping pad. Looks like a pillow but it’s difficult to keep your head on it. We booked a hotel room before finding a replacement pad at the local Walmart.
We crossed the Morganza Control Structure and Floodway here. A system of levees and spillways created in 1957 to control the Mississippi floods.

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