Saturday was gloomy to start but as the day went on it got warmer and sunnier.
The French Quarter Festival was kicking by the time I got there, what a rush.
As the Song goes "fish are jumping and the River is high " , very high , in the quarter it's about 4 feet from the top of the levee, in Destrehan it's at the bottom of the levee. The Lucky Dog man
was working it and the stages were set up . I stopped on the river walk to listen some music
and was almost swept away by the crowd. The quarter was full of locals and tourist and I did my more than usual share of people watching, what a rush. The smells were overwhelming, every food imaginable, tasty but not fullfilling. Managed to get in 30 miles, hybrid tires.
Sunday the gale force winds kept me in check on the northward run to Destrehan along the river, but coming back was a 18 to 20 mph cruise , what a rush. There were 2 spots where the wind seemed of indeterminate direction. It was sunshiny, the catfishermen lined the levee wall and were hauling in 10 and 15 pounders. Chalked up another 30 miles all on fast skinny tires.
60 mile weekend , half of our goal for October 4th. What an adventure.
later
gary
The French Quarter Festival was kicking by the time I got there, what a rush.
As the Song goes "fish are jumping and the River is high " , very high , in the quarter it's about 4 feet from the top of the levee, in Destrehan it's at the bottom of the levee. The Lucky Dog man
was working it and the stages were set up . I stopped on the river walk to listen some music
and was almost swept away by the crowd. The quarter was full of locals and tourist and I did my more than usual share of people watching, what a rush. The smells were overwhelming, every food imaginable, tasty but not fullfilling. Managed to get in 30 miles, hybrid tires.
Sunday the gale force winds kept me in check on the northward run to Destrehan along the river, but coming back was a 18 to 20 mph cruise , what a rush. There were 2 spots where the wind seemed of indeterminate direction. It was sunshiny, the catfishermen lined the levee wall and were hauling in 10 and 15 pounders. Chalked up another 30 miles all on fast skinny tires.
60 mile weekend , half of our goal for October 4th. What an adventure.
later
gary
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