Lake Charles, LA to Lafayette, LA

4/15/18

This morning was 45 degrees when we left Lake Charles at 7:30. The 82 mile day to Lafayette was helped by a good tailwind. The flooded fields of crawfish farms and rice crops lined the roads. The flat, smooth roads of Louisiana are a welcomed change from what we have been riding on in Texas.

I did use the air horn today to scare off a dog.  It worked! Another rider wasn't so lucky and ran into a dog and flipped her bike. Luckily she was alright and the bike was good too.  

The SAG stops were at 20, 42 and 60 miles but I missed the 60 mile because I was ahead of it. When I got to town some high school kids were doing a fund raiser for their FFA group. So some of us stopped and bought a Po'boy from them. I arrived at the hotel at 1:10.  

Tomorrow is 99 miles to St. Francisville and then a day off.

Total Miles: 2144

Flats: 3

Ruined Tires: 1

Crawfish farm

Crawfish farm

Crawfish farm

Rice fields

Smoother roads in Louisiana

Creeks and rivers are muddier here

Quiet country roads

Stopped at a FFA fundraiser