Tuesday April 15, 2008, 105 miles (169 km) - Total so far: 1,960 miles (3,154 km)
Tomorrow morning I began my assault on Louisiana, a tireless campaign I estimate will last 3 days. The troop's moral is high and our provisions are well stocked. The horses have plenty of feed and the women and children have fled. Let the battle begin.
Today was a very mellow day, with no major events except 8, yes 8 dog chases. I actually got two of them on video and it's pretty hillarious to actually see it from my perspective. I will upload them at the next computer. None were very threatening but a pitbull did get my heart going, and I also had 2 dogs cross a 4 lane highway to come after me. Don't these dog's owners worry they'll get hit??
I was in an area with lots of logging trucks, which was kind of annoying; As they drive along, pieces of bark and branches are constantly flying off and bouncing around. The side of one road was a complete minefield of timber shrapnel. I stopped in Sillsbee to pick up one of my care packages, and was very excited to find it artistically decorated with texas stickers and drawings and various icons. Brook did a nice job! I will put up pics of that later too.
When I was getting lunch at subway, some lady with two kids in tow was yelling at the manager that the floor was slippery and unsafe (meanwhile, worker bee girl was still in the middle of mopping and had a bright yellow piso mojado sign out)... One patron said "uhh.. The sign is there." And she was still pissed, so I couldn't resist. I spoke up for everyone in the store and said, "why don't you just slip and fall, and sue this place?" in a sarcastic tone. She shut up and walked out. I'm an ass. Oh well; she was being loud and rude.
I made it to Kirbyville, a highway town with a great restaurant, Elijah's cafe.
Tomorrow will be a long one as I attempt to make it to Mamou (106 miles) or Villa Platte (121 miles). I'm preffering Villa Platte as it will put me within a days ride (129 miles) of St. Francisville for thursday night.
So far the weather is holding up, and that's probably the only thing that might slow me down enroute to St. Augustine.
Today was a very mellow day, with no major events except 8, yes 8 dog chases. I actually got two of them on video and it's pretty hillarious to actually see it from my perspective. I will upload them at the next computer. None were very threatening but a pitbull did get my heart going, and I also had 2 dogs cross a 4 lane highway to come after me. Don't these dog's owners worry they'll get hit??
I was in an area with lots of logging trucks, which was kind of annoying; As they drive along, pieces of bark and branches are constantly flying off and bouncing around. The side of one road was a complete minefield of timber shrapnel. I stopped in Sillsbee to pick up one of my care packages, and was very excited to find it artistically decorated with texas stickers and drawings and various icons. Brook did a nice job! I will put up pics of that later too.
When I was getting lunch at subway, some lady with two kids in tow was yelling at the manager that the floor was slippery and unsafe (meanwhile, worker bee girl was still in the middle of mopping and had a bright yellow piso mojado sign out)... One patron said "uhh.. The sign is there." And she was still pissed, so I couldn't resist. I spoke up for everyone in the store and said, "why don't you just slip and fall, and sue this place?" in a sarcastic tone. She shut up and walked out. I'm an ass. Oh well; she was being loud and rude.
I made it to Kirbyville, a highway town with a great restaurant, Elijah's cafe.
Tomorrow will be a long one as I attempt to make it to Mamou (106 miles) or Villa Platte (121 miles). I'm preffering Villa Platte as it will put me within a days ride (129 miles) of St. Francisville for thursday night.
So far the weather is holding up, and that's probably the only thing that might slow me down enroute to St. Augustine.
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