so its sad to leave lousiana as the people were so friendly. at every gas station or library people have stopped to have a chat. last night we were going to camp near a town called Deridder, but it was forecast to rain so the woman let us sleep inside. we paid $5 and we had a hot shower, kitchen and plenty of space.
today Reid and I pushed on. it was a hard morning battling against the wind and freezing rain (not far from us it was snowing) but we made it into texas and thankfully changed course further south so we were riding with the wind and the rain stopped so our spirits have been raised somewhat. Reid is proving to be a fantastic partner on the road and we have been chatting on our bikes and pushing ourselves a bit further. Reid is 33 year old carpenter, and is from Bamff in the Rockies. He has done a fair bit of touring so is a good source of info. however i am not letting him near my bike as he seems to break everything he touches! at the moment we are in Buna so im on the lookout for a curry house but i dont think i am going to find one. most of these town have little individuality which is a shame but the people tend to make up for it as they always have something unexpected to say. 4 states done, 4 to go....
Attempting to ride a bicycle from the coast of florida to the coast of california.
