Dolly's Bike Blog

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Lafayette, LA

April 14: Lake Charles to Lafayette, LA

It certainly seemed as though we had taken a wrong turn when we reached Iowa just 12 miles into the day’s ride.

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Jeff Davis Parish has cows and crayfish.

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And the birds like the rice fields.

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Check out this huge thistle plant.

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At mile 42, we crossed the Mermentau River, over a high bridge.

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Then at mile 55, we rode into Crowley, the Rice Capital of America.

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I enjoyed the variety of birds we saw.

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It had rained heavily overnight in this area, though we only experienced overcast skies. Many of the fields were flooded, as well as house yards.

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We even had to ride through flooded roads.

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We are spending the night in Lafayette.

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83 miles today.

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