April 3, 2017.  Clinton Louisiana to Franklinton Louisiana 60 bikers bliss miles.  2141 miles from the Pacific.  My little detour off route yesterday to stay at the Wildflower Inn B&B turned out to be a good decision.  It stormed all night long and a tornado touched down in the area.  All this while I was sound asleep in my nice comfy bed.  I awake about 6 AM and it’s still raining, so I went back to bed for another couple hours of sleep.   The rain moves off to the north and Horse and I hit the road by mid morning.  It’s sprinkles on and off for the first couple hours.  The sun pops out and drier air moves in after the storm.  Every river, ditch, and parking lot is flooded.  Frogs, snakes, and cute little lizards are on the roads trying to escape the fast-moving floodwaters.  Many of them don’t escape the fast moving cars.  There are beautiful old plantation homes and pretty county courthouses along the way.  The road   meanders through this beautiful Louisiana Hillcountry.  The highway is like a giant roller coaster with fast-moving stream in every valley.  I keep busy shifting through the gears as we climb and descend repeatedly. I thoroughly enjoy this day with relatively smooth roads and a pretty good tailwind.  And I am grateful for the lower humidity.   About 3 PM horse and I pull into Franklinton and start looking for a place to stay for the night.  I look on the warm showers app and find out the local police department Hosts bicyclists.   So I’m camped in the back yard at the police department.  They have a nice shower and a full kitchen and are close to a couple restaurants.  Life is good in Louisiana.  One of the blessings of this type of travel is that you never know where you’re going to end up.  And I am reminded once again about the blessings of uncertainty.  I hope your life is good wherever you end up tonight – planned or unplanned.
Cheers
Freebird