I’m in a tent at a KOA in Louisiana in a town just after Baton Rouge. This town is completely full of people here for the grand opening of a Bass Pro fishing store. The main drag is full of police to direct the massive amount of people coming to check it out. Apparently fishing is big business here.

I spent the last 3 days at Will Keckley’s house in Houston. We ate ice cream and watched movies and I helped his new roommate Ben move in. It was like a nerd slumber party. Will’s freezer only has frozen fruits, which are converted into smoothies once daily. We traded motorcycle seats, my stock for his custom by Mr. Ed’s. It is much more comfortable than mine, and he is right; I am crazy for not switching seats as the first modification to the bike. It is a necessity.

Coming into Lafayette was beautiful, magic hour started just after I got off the stretch of I-10 that’s elevated above the bayou. There were trees off to both sides of the freeway, the sun was directly behind me, and the sky was purple through the trees. It was beautiful.

I think a better rhythm for this trip is going to be a very long drive followed by a couple of days of rest. I feel like I’ve been doing short drives and not really seeing anything but the road and the inside of a tent. When I get to crash with friends I tend to resume nerd mode instead of seeing the sights, which does not help either.