Houltonville

We got started early and without coffee. We planned to stop early, but believe it or not, there are not many coffee houses in the swamps of Mississippi. We crossed over to Louisiana and promptly got another flat tire in the back. We changed that and found several little punctures in the actual tire. We had lunch in Slidell, and since we decided to avoid New Orleans, going off the ACA southern teir route, we called a bike shop in Mandeville. We set off and had the most delightful ride for 15 miles on the Tammany Trace bike trail. My dad had always loved trains and the beautiful scenery along the train route. I think of him and really appreciate the rails to trails! The spring flowers are so pretty. We were well taken care of at The Bike Path, and I have new thicker tires, back and front. We stopped at Lama's seafood and had some good fried catfish and a shrimp po boy. Since it is the weekend everything was booked, we are camping tonight, on the Tchefuncte River.Les mer