It's all downhill from here!
We left our mansion after a ghost-less night, and found our way south to Baton Rouge. The ACA (Adventure Cycling America) does help with traffic free options, but we didn't take the gravel roads today. The suburb navigation was hard enough.
We did have to stop for a DETOUR.
We were huddled on the corner of a small road looking at the detour sign and our route and trying to replan, when a large truck came along and wanted to turn.
It was a tight turn.
It was a small road.
We got out of his way, but that didn't help.
He just didn't make it.
His back tires went down into the soft side and then the back of the truck hit the road and, well, he was stuck.
He was NOT happy (don't blame him).
He asked us "are you PO-lice"?
😳 Um no...
"You just regular cyclists?"
Um yes ...
We could just fit our bikes through to the detour route - nobody else was taking that detour until a big tow truck got there!
We paralleled the "Scenic Highway", which was scenic in the Exxon industrial plant kind of way.
We did have a lovely lunch stop in a nice little park in Scotlandville. Complete with a community garden growing eggplants. But we were surprised at how FEW people there were out today, anywhere. Where is everyone?
Riding into a city takes you through many neighborhoods. Yesterday our new friend First (at the Star Market) said, "yes that route will get you to Baton Rouge, but some of those neighbors, well, just don't stop." True at times. Some places less economically viable than others.
The Thruway was interesting. We rode a path underneath it. It was a concrete park. Clean. And some basket ball hoops. But right under the Thruway. It was a bit strange. And we saw only 2 kids there, with their ball. They looked uneasy to see us. Different world under there for sure.
Admittedly we kept thinking, oh this is the sketchy neighborhood that Ford was warning us about. But then, oh, another one. Lots of stops, stop lights, rough roads, pot holes, but no issues. We honestly saw so few people it was perplexing. Sunday - Church? Football? Maybe it is just too cold. I get that.
The Capital Building comes into view long before anything else in the city. And then we even got a lovely bike path for a few miles.
And then we rolled into the Marriott (with a Starbucks 😊) and happily took off our bike shoes!
A little tour of the very very quiet city.
and a lot of resting and relaxing watching NFL football on TV and watching the F1 race on Marc's phone and monitoring the CFL Grey Cup on mine.
ARGOS!!! Happy Day!
1,075 kms
But we still have a few miles to go before we drive 🙂
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