Day 10

Man did I sleep well after the ordeal in the French Quarter. The old cot in the tent felt real good.

Got up and awake, had to saddle up to run out and get some food for the day. Found the local grocery store right where it was supposed to be. Ran in and negotiated with myself over what I really needed to purchase. I did pick up a bag of chips since I thought I would have lots of time on my hands and would love to nibble on something but I kept hearing my wife's voice saying "Dick you know we don't really need that". Well you better believe I put them down and walked away. I did however pick up a six pack of Bud.

Back to the campground to do my chores and have breakfast.

Did some Blogging after breakfast. No rush today it is a day off the bike and off the touring stuff and just time to relax and do some chores then more relaxing.

Visited the laundry mat and chatted with a lady who's husband has been retired for several years. They go to all the NASCAR Races around. They have an RV and both ride bicycles. He has a recumbent that I have seen just down the lane. He says to enjoy life now cause you never know. He has had both carotid arteries reamed out and just thinks he should enjoy life now. You never know. Sounds good to me.

Was chatting with a man who has a enormous RV and pulls a trailer along behind with their Lexus SUV and his hobby jet model airplanes. He says the rig is 68 foot long on the road. He is from California.

Next up was lunch. A few ham sandwiches and some chicken noodle soup I purchased at the Dollar store before leaving. It wasn't great but could be with some extra seasonings or used as a base in a dish.

Washed the Goldwing. Now that it is clean it looks so much more impressive than when it was dirty from the road.

Took a nap even though it was 83 degrees. The tent is in partial shade and there is a breeze. I did however plug in both my little fans for additional wind chill factor.

Sitting here typing away I noticed a visitor to the camp site.