Day 38: Amite City LA to Poplarville MS

We wasted a night in a hotel last night thinking it was going to rain.  I finished yesterday in a drizzle but by 6PM last night it was clear and no rain.  We left from the Comfort Inn in Amite City with the usual daily enthusiasm.  

Ready for another day...
Wasted a night in a hotel, weather was nice this morning.

The highlight of today was leaving Louisiana and crossing the Mississippi border (No jokes about yesterday, I know I was a day early).  If this tells you anything the ride was generally boring today, nothing to see.  

This is a make up picture for when we entered LA
There was no sign on the West side so we got it
going out!!!!

We will only be in this state for a couple of days.

I was expecting about a 70 mile day.  When we stopped for lunch in Bogalusa LA, I was at 50 miles and the ACA route said 30 more to go.  I was not looking forward to the extra 10 miles.  

The best lunch in town...
I am in my chair in the background.

Well Sandy pointed out that her car drive was only 25 miles so I adjusted my route and came in at 75 miles.  We will spend the night at the RV park in Poplarville; tonight, is movie night and they are showing a double feature so hopefully it does not get too loud.   The camp RV park is most permanent residence…

Front row seats to the double feature tonight.

For the most part todays ride was boring.  I spent most of the day looking at wildflowers on the road and blooming Azalea’s.  When my best topic is flowers you know the ride had nothing exciting, not even a water tower to show you.  There was a larger than usual number of dogs that wanted a chase today.  It’s hard to take a picture when I am haling ass to get away. 





The ride today was no rolling hills, hence the 2K feet of climbing and into a slight head wind all day.  Not to hard a ride, just right for today.

Today’s ride stats:

Start Time: 8:51 AM Central Time            Finish Time: 2:47 PM Central Time

Elapse Time: 5 Hr. 55 Min.                         Ride Time: 5 Hr. 5 Min.

Distance: 74.7 Miles                                    Average Speed: 14.7 mph

Climbing/Descent: 2231/2188 Ft.             TSS: 162

Average Power: 162 Watts                        Normalized Power: 177 Watts

Calories: 2969                                               Ave/Max HR: 116/135 bpm

For food today, I had my usual Cliff Bar before lunch, Oreo’s and some Blok’s.  I ate more than usual since the hotel had nothing for breakfast.  At lunch I had a Hamburger, Fries and a Banana along with a Diet Coke.  Before lunch I had about half a water bottle.  At lunch we filled up and I finished both before the end of the ride.  

Note the border of LA and MS.

It is amazing to think that in 3 days we will be in FL, about 650 miles from home.  Tomorrow is another 70ish mile day and on Sunday we will get to Dauphin Island AL.  The next day we will get up and catch the ferry into FL.  We confirmed last night that we will go to Sandy’s brothers house arriving March 30th and take our final rest day.  It is fun and sad at the same time figuring out the logistics to bring this journey to a close.  15 more days with 14 days of riding, see you all in NSB soon.

Comments

  1. FishwifeMarch 27, 2021 at 6:00 AM

    Almost home! Quite a ride you’re having. Weather’s gotta be getting a lot warmer for you, too.

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  2. DaveNCathiMarch 27, 2021 at 8:40 AM

    The ladies at the lunch stop were looking at you! I'm glad you mentioned the dogs because I hadn't thought of that. Brings up an entertaining mental picture. We're enjoying the sights along the way.

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