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Thursday, May 31, 2012

Jackson to opelousas and then on to beaumont- finally across the mississippi

1,108 miles so car. A short 70 mile day yesterday balanced out todays 136.5 miler. Wonderful stays in Jackson and Opelousas with Perry and Sarah. Rode the new bridge across the mississippi into new roads, a town that could use some stimulus. Continued my burger king trend on the last day of the cheap smoothie special. From there a long ride through sugar cane, rice and cotton growing on floodplains. 4 mile bridge crossing with no shoulders and a gnarly curb over the achalfalaya floodway. Jarring ride on louisiana side streets through opelousas.
Leaving opelousas chased by hippie dogs and a few big trucks. After a long ride on us 190 the road turned to us 12 and then texas 12 and then I 10. More rice fields, agriculture, oil fields then back to gulf fishing and resorts.
Perry and leps rescued house

Audubon bridge













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