Back on the Bicycle, YEA!
Tony's View

This was not a typical first day, because I try to keep the mileage down the first day to work into it and tune the bicycle, but there was nothing closer to stop for the day. Interestingly, it even showed very little was around when we went 50 miles before we found a place t




She was a good sport, however, and let me stop and get several pictures. The shoulder was wide and the railing was high. As you can see in the one picture, I caught her looking over the edge (above left). It was a great view from there. You could even see in the distance the skyline of New Orleans. I tried to take a picture of that, but it didn't come out. I did take a picture of where we snaked through with houses on both sides, and it was so interesting to look at since we just biked through it.
This is the first time Joan and I are on bicycle excursions that we crossed a State Line, so we had to stop and get a picture. The next sign was dedicated to Cyril, so naturally we had to stop in honor of my Dad.
The picture to the above left with the dirt trail and gate was one of my turns on my designed route. Oops. It only happened twice this route. Luckily, it was an easy reroute and only added 2 miles. Had to take a picture of this old draw bridge. It is pretty cool. At the draw bridge was a Bayou Swamp tour company, and we were half tempted to do it. This area reminded me of all those reality TV shows in the Bayou. Only heard a couple of gun shots and they didn't seem to be aimed toward us even though we were riding with an attorney.


The picture to the right shows the beautiful routes we had in places just lined with trees. For you people up north, we do get to see the color green. Tom is shown bending over and waiting to go after waiting on a train. We ended the day riding going along about 8 miles of bicycle trail at the edge of the beach on the Gulf of M

Joan's Extras
We walked to dinner, sore legs and all, to nearby Starfish Cafe, a gem of a find. It is a non profit organization/cafe that trains students hands-on in restaurant, job and life skills. The cost of your meal is all donation. Di, the executive director, was our server. She was full of positive energy, and a life coach as well. Besides the food being organic and fresh, they had homemade gluten free bread and desserts! Jackpot for me! All agreed that the food was extremely flavorful. I could prove it by the way Tony cleaned his plate, but he wouldn't let me take a picture of that.![]() |
Starfish Café - We loved it! |
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