Day Thirty - Now with Fifty Percent More

Linda and Mark gave us a great send off this morning. We jumped on Airline Highway and rode it all the way to New Orleans. It now seems humorous, but on the first Louisiana bridge we've seen that has a shoulder, we were pulled over by an officer who told us that it is illegal to cross any bridge in Louisiana on bicycle. Oh the irony!

We made the 75 miles to New
Orleans in great time and with no flats. As we walked into our hotel lobby we were greeted by our son Zack, who flew in from Charleston today. He will join us for the remainder of the bike trip.

We met up with Brian Sands, one of Rick's friends from college who lives here. We enjoyed dinner together, followed by coffee and beignets at Cafe du Monde. Brian then gave us a tour of the French Quarter. We are looking forward to a rest day tomorrow.