Day #11: Covington, LA- Amite City, LA. 43.0 Miles

We left the hotel in Covington at 7:10am with 3 bagels, 2 bananas, and 2 yogurts packed for breakfast. We took so much food because we realized we didn't eat much dinner last night due to the late/ heavy lunch we ate, and we were feeling low on energy. We biked on US- 190 for a few miles (no shoulder and lots of angry morning drivers= fun) but then it seemed that all traffic disappeared and we were in the middle of nowhere. We biked on the open road and passed very few cars. As we rolled through the farm country of LA, we passed cows taking refuge under big trees from the morning heat. In addition to the breathtaking scenery, we encountered non-stop rolling hills until we reached Amite. Amite is "small town USA" with a main street running right through the middle.  The people all seem friendly but religious diversification and tolerance don't seem to be high on their list (see picture below)  We arrived at the Comfort Inn in Amite exhausted and sweaty around 2:00pm. We had planned to sleep here because it is North/ West of Covington, and brings us much closer to meeting up with the Adventure Cycling maps. Our goal for tomorrow is to make it back onto the trail.  Overall the day was fairly uneventful but we were definitely happy to be on a scenic road (one of the goals of the trip is to see America after all) with few cars and dogs that only chased us to the edge of the lawn (there were only 2-3 dogs total today). We planned on going swimming, but a lightning storm struck just as we went outside. We decided to run across the street to the WalMart to get some stuff for dinner, and we made it there just as it began to pour. We waited out the storm while we walked around the store looking for various groceries that we could enjoy while watching today's movie  - Hunt for Red October. We enjoyed the movie a lot and suggest it to anyone who likes war/ suspense/ drama movies.




Thanks for coming along for the ride!


Check out our route at the link below: Covington to Amite, LA