POLICE ESCORT

Tuesday 4/14 St. Francisville,LA - Hammond, LA 86.5 miles

Wow things are getting wild- we were escorted out of down by the police this morning- well not as rowdy as it sounds but pretty exciting for a group of old babe bikers. Our lovely B&B (with a driveway at least a quarter mile long)was on a very busy road with construction - no shoulders and no passing possible for the cars. Our proprietress who obviously has pull in St. Francisville, decided we needed an escort through the construction on our way out. So at 6:45 am the police were waiting for us on the driveway and we started our 2+ mile escort with police lights flashing ( I was hoping for sirens) . It gave us time to practice our queenly waves for our hoped for triumphant police escorted entrance into St. Augustine.

Morning started out with lovely Louisiana rollers and trees canopied over the road. It turned into one of those "just put your head down and keep pedalling" days. It was too windy to hear the ipod even. Every little town, no matter how small has BIG Baptist churches. we lunched on the lawn of one. More junk yard dogs but no casualties thankfully. We were rewarded at the end of the long day with Linda's mushroom/sausage ragu and a giant strawberry/ spinach salad. It made the day right!

Not only do we always recognize Karen from Westchester County, NY on the road because pink is her favorite color, she is also an angel of mercy. Or perhaps an angel of good food. Before dawn a few days ago (Lafayette I think) , she hopped on her bike, rode in the dark two blocks to buy and bring back to us fresh, WARM beignets- now there is a woman who has her priorities straight!