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Monday 23 April 2012
Pleasant Meander to South Kentwood, Louisiana - 46.1 miles
Good nights sleep at Perry's despite a distant coyote howling and bullfrogs in the lake. The tent was quite wet with condensation in the morning but as Perry said ' That's Louisiana for you'. Helped by a few choice words I bundled it all away. The first thing I do, when I reach camp in the afternoon, is spread the tent out and dry it in the hot sun. We were following an untried route today and the surface was smooth tarmac, no chipseal or rumble strips and little traffic. Perfect. I passed the Dixon Correctional Institute and stopped to take photos of the inmates playing baseball, all encaged in heavy metal fencing. Within minutes a truck appeared, a warder said 'Can I help you Ma'am'. I tried to play the Arran card but it didn't work, 'This is a prison, Ma'am, move on'. Apart from that it was a pretty uneventful ride, rolling hills and the continuing lush countryside. There is some serious money here but also a lot of poverty. We cycled along Springfield and Liberty roads used in 1863 by two Union Regiments as a diversionary raid prior to Vicksburg. We are just slightly north of the Gulf of Mexico and tomorrow we cross into the dogleg of Mississipps State. A bit of useless information to finish - Britney Spiers was born in Kentwood and comes back to the area regularly..... still loving this life....
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Camp Site just south of Kentwood, Louisiana. Inspirational Prayer Gardens near Camp Site - Unusual?
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