24 April 2014 Poplarville to (South of) Vancleave, MS 79 miles (Total Miles = 2,345) She’s walked out of the Mississippi pine woods across from where we’ve stopped by the side of the road for lunch and she looks like she wants to talk. Yep, here she goes: Odd Forest Lady: Hi ya’ll, how ya …
23 April 2014 Kentwood, LA to Poplarville, MS 76 miles (Total Miles = 2,266) Snake Count Update: Total = 5. Three added today alone, but none of them were wriggling or slithering across the road (bigger tires than ours had made sure of that) so for that, we are thankful. Hello Mississippi! A state neither …
22 April 2014 Jackson to Kentwood, LA 57 miles (Total Miles = 2,190) I have three homemade desserts and a side of Blue Bell ice cream on my plate and I couldn’t be happier nor feel less guilty. We are being hosted by the local United Methodist church and if they aren’t the epitome of …
21 April 2014 New Orleans to Jackson, LA 0 miles (Total Miles = 2,133) I didn’t get to see her when we were in Austin so I’m thinking today’s my chance while we self-tour the New Orleans Garden District. The “her” in question is Sandra Bullock and seriously, I’m sure she’d love to meet us …
20 April 2014 New Orleans, LA 0 miles (Total Miles = 2,133) I don’t know how to spell it but I could go on eating it until I gained 200 pounds. It’s called a “beignet” and it’s doughy, sweet, and covered in heaps of powdered sugar. Coupled with my coffee, it’s like heaven on a …
19 April 2014 Morganza to Jackson and New Orleans, LA 29 miles (Total Miles = 2,133) It’s tall, icy, and blonde and the only damage this Hurricane will do is to my liver. We are bellied up to the bar at the Ritz Carlton New Orleans – yes, you read that right – thanks to …
18 April 2014 Chicot State Park to Morganza, LA 80 miles (Total Miles = 2,104) This is certainly nothing to brag about and probably a bad idea to even write about, but today brought about my fourth flat tire in five states. I seem to get them on the longest of days because there’s really …
17 April 2014 Oberlin to Chicot State Park, LA 47 miles (Total Miles = 2,024) Our morning serenade goes like this: “I can touch my titties too!” I’m not sure what tune that is, but the slightly unstable gal who may or may not be permanently living in the motel room down from us is …
16 April 2014 Merryville to Oberlin, LA 57 miles (Total Miles = 1,977) Finally finally finally. We are stopped for a treat in a place that doesn’t have gas pumps out front and a big stick tied to the bathroom key. It’s a proper treat, one baked on the spot and served with fresh hot …
15 April 2014 Kountze, TX to Merryville, LA 65 miles (Total Miles = 1,920) Welcome to Louisiana! Four states down, four to go. It wasn’t easy getting out of Texas. It was as if she wanted us to stay, pushing us backward with her headstrong winds. But we persevered 30 miles down the four lane …