Baton Rouge!!!

Greetings,

Today we had a record day, 110 miles! This was in large part because of a nice tail wind that resulted from the awful weather pattern that passed through the night before... As we stayed in our motel last night, a weather warning was released warning locals that there was a strong chance of rain, hail, thunder storms, and even tornadoes. This morning when we woke up, the weather had passed, but not without destroying a couple places in Louisiana. Anyhow, the bad weather is long gone, we are a day or two from Mississippi, and the weather is supposed to be beautiful.

We have been really happy with the friendly people in Louisiana. Everyone seems interested in what we are doing, and almost all of them try to give us cash on the spot. This says a lot for a part of the country that has gone through some really difficult times. Nevertheless, we have been really impressed by the people who we have met thus far, and look forward to meeting more.

We had an exceptional meal last night at Fausto's in Kender, LA. Everything tastes better after riding 90 miles, but I cannot even begin to describe how good this meal was... Best baked potato and fried chicken I have ever tasted. It's a good thing we are not staying in this state for long, the food is too good, and I would eventually gain too much weight.

We are now in Baton Rouge. Among the interesting places we saw along our journey today, we saw and crossed the Mississippi River, rode by the state capital, and are currently at the SAE on LSU's campus. This is not a campus, it is a city within Baton Rouge. Apparently there are 30,000 undergrads alone, 10 times larger than the city I grew up in. Well, I have stayed on the computer long enough (successfully helping an SAE procrastinate on his homework even longer), and should probably be on my way. We will continue on Highway 190 eastward and eventually connect up with highway 90 which will take us along the gulf coast.

Take care, and we will talk soon...

Kevin