Woken up by the noisy neighbours at 5:30.
Went to breakfast at 6, managed to smuggle a couple of bananas out along with three muffins. That will help on the ride today.
Not looking forward to the ride out of New Orleans today. Cold, wet, busy and foggy. Make two wrong turns in the first mile, could be a long day. Suffering from my over indulgence of the local hospitality last night as well. Finally pick up a nice cycle trail through the city. So I stick with it and use my GPS as rough guide. Within a couple of hours I’m clear of the city and riding across the swampy grasslands on a concrete road. Not keen on the concrete sections, bumping every 5 metres. It rattles both me and the bike. After 40 miles I cross the old Pearl river on a rickety bridge. Stop in the middle to photograph a couple of Brown Pelicans, the first I’ve seen. Still very foggy and wet.
66 miles and I’m crossing the Bay Louis Bridge, couple of miles long with a good cycle path. The view is terrible due to fog.
When I hit the beach I ride on the boardwalk where I can. My lights have run out and it’s teeming with rain now. Stop to photograph a Bald eagle that's devouring a fish on the beach.
A long straight run down the beach to finish in the pouring rain, but I’m not cold and happy with my 90 miles today.☺