Weather forecast of rain for two of three travel days caused me to decide to trailer Lucille to Maggie Valley instead of riding. Riding in the rain is FAR from my favorite activity. One side benefit of trailering is that our departure time was pushed back a couple of hours since the stops would be about half. In spite of that push back we were still 30 minutes later leaving than I had wanted. Traffic was fairly light on I-10 east and we made decent time to Lafayette where we had lunch and a splash of fuel in the truck. Talked for a few minutes with 4 local riders who were out for an ice cream ride. Back on the road we made it to our hotel in Slidell, LA without incident. After getting settled in I went back down to the lobby where I found out the local PD was out in force looking for an armed robbery suspect who was in the area. I looked out and saw the patrol car at the end of the street, and the officer with an AR-15 in a combat sling. Can I pick the motels or what??
They apparently caught the badguy because after about an hour Officer AR was gone and no other signs of activity.
Time to go check out the dinner offerings and get an early start on bedtime. Meeting Mitch Brignac and his lovely wife Darlene in the morning for breakfast at the Cracker Barrel (Yum Yum!) before heading up 59. Our day will take us through Tuscaloosa and Birmingham before over nighting in Gadsden, Alabama.
Update: Got to see a pretty intense lightning show after dinner, and while we havent seen much of it at home in the last 6 months, liquid water still falls from the sky in Slidell, LA. Thunderstorm has passed, so it's time to practice that relaxation technique called sleep.
"Good night Mrs. Callabash, wherever you are."
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