June 28 157 Km
Today’s Points 0 Total Score 3
Oil Shortage
As I traveled along the coast, I was ironically hoping to see the oil spill. Unfortunately I never saw any oil so far. I am told it is out there, but personally I haven’t seen any oil yet. In my head the oil spill was so large that there was no water left in the gulf, it all was replaced with oil. Obviously this isn’t true. And I didn’t know any better I would say that there wasn’t a spill. But there are reminders of it all over the place. Clean up crews are stationed on most of the major boat docks, the floating barriers are seen in the water, and I hear stories about the spill from many people. While walking along the beach today, I heard a kid say, “I don’t see any oil”. We all are expecting to see disaster and are disappointed when it fails to disast. In the end, life here will go on and I have hope for the life that lives down here on the gulf.
June 27 158 Km
Today’s Points 1 Total Score 4
Mississippi Beaches
Leaving New Orleans, I went what seems like forever before I reached Mississippi. I biked past dark. The coast highway, had a fantastic sidewalk that went right along the ocean so for 40 miles all I had was ocean and sand on my right, the road and the continent on the left. I traveled through Bilouxi at night which was fun, with all the bright lights of the casino. Overall it was a pretty good day.
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