Internet access is proving hard to find in these parts. My aunt I'm staying with in MS doesn't even have an answering machine never mind a computer ;) Getting harder to steal wi-fi too!
Had breakfast Sat. just outside of Houston with a distant cousin, Robert. He's been wanting to get a motorcylcle for a while, and I think this trip talked him into it. That was before 365 miles in blistering heat, but on a highway built right through a swamp!
When I crossed the Mississippi River, it was so high that it was nearly burstin at the seams. The national guard was down there in Baton Rouge, and they wouldn't let anyone down on the river walkway. The river crested almost a week ago, so I don't know why the big concern.
Last night was spent in the French Quarter. Like any good tourist, Randy and I stayed out until 3:30am. I got up first at 11:45am, but after getting ready realized I had to take off sooner than breakfast allowed. Today was a short ride of about 100 miles from New Orleans to Biloxi to the home of an aunt I have never met. My uncle died before I was born, and his wife Anna has been down here since. A friendly neighbor, Ed, who watches over her, came over for a quick visit as soon as I pulled up on the bike. He has an older Honda that hasn't been ridden in a long time. Tonight, Anna took me to her favorite weekend spot - the casino.
Tomorrow will be a long day. I'm not even sure how far Panama City, FL is, but I can also pull over at AnyTown if I get tired. A friend recommended I visit the FloriBama bar at the border for lunch - we'll see if I can find it.
[Not much scenery down here. Not like a snow-capped mountain every few miles like my last trip through Canada :)]
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