We're Off!

New Orleans was great. We did all the tourist things. We had coffee and hot chocolate at Cafe DuMonde. We walked around the French Quarter and Bourbon Street. We got beads! YES! We have been on the River Walk and even gone shopping. My bike came with no problems. We have met 29 new cycling friends. The top picture is dinner out with several of the women we met the first day in New Orleans.

On May 11 we got up very early, packed our bags and got ready to leave New Orleans. We got on a ferry that would take us up the river for seven miles before we began our trek to LaPlace, LA.

Pat and I are excited to get started. I was so excited that I forgot to put air in my tires before I started. No worries, we have really good support. After we got off the ferry, we rode for 37 miles much of it on the levee. It was great. This is Laurie, our guide showing how hard she is working for us.