Monthly Archives: December 2011

New Orleans LA

Tweet The first leg of my journey to regain trust in people, including myself, concluded in New Orleans after 2400 miles and two months on the road. I entered New Orleans with an open mind and a renewed sense of … Continue reading

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Home for the Holidays

Tweet After a week of celebrating my journey to New Orleans with two good friends from Minneapolis, I decided I wanted to spend the holidays back home. I’m working on a post about my time in New Orleans, one of … Continue reading

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Donaldsonville to New Orleans LA, 67 miles

Tweet Although I got to bed late, I was still up at 5AM. I tried to make the most of the “complementary” hotel breakfast, having biscuits & gravy, sausage, oatmeal, an apple, four mini pastries and several cups of what … Continue reading

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Plaquemine LA to Donaldsonville LA, 41 miles

Tweet I left my free campsite in a preacher’s back yard in Plaquemine about a quarter to 7AM, and began sniffing out breakfast. After two false starts (cafe’s that had gone out of business), I wound up at McDonald’s for … Continue reading

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New Roads LA to Plaquemine LA, 61 miles

Tweet Leaving New Roads with my newly repaired rear wheel, I stopped for first lunch at the only open restaurant in town, and had the”chicken stew”, a bland concoction on white rice with a slice of white bread. By the … Continue reading

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Port Gibson MS to New Roads LA

Tweet Port Gibson to New Roads Thursday, 1dec2011: I had purchased a quart of denatured alcohol for the Trangia stove at the hardware store on entering Port Gibson. With denatured alcohol the Trangia lit easily and burned much hotter, but … Continue reading

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Greenville MS to Port Gibson, MS

Tweet Thanksgiving in Leroy Percy State Park, Greenville MS I spent Thanksgiving in Leroy Percy State Park. Having no network access of any kind (not even voice cell-phone service), and no mileage goals, I wrote the following in my journal: … Continue reading

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