We started early for a short day--6:15 load, 6:30
breakfast--in order to get to St. Francisville in time for lunch at the
Magnolia Cafe (ABB's treat instead of dinner, which is on us
tonight). While not the fanciest place, the Magnolia Cafe had
quite good food. When we arrived it was crowded with families
celebrating 1st grade graduation.
Before that we had a basically flat ride with long straight stretches, and a few rollers at the end. Here's my obligatory power plant for this trip, south of Baton Rouge.
We passed on the western edge of the LSU campus near the football, track, and basketball stadiums. The only times I saw the river were when I went up on the levy to photograph the USS Kidd
and then on an optional jaunt I made after lunch to see the ferry to New Roads (that's not a misprint). The ferry dock is portable, built on something like a barge, with a ramp temporarily connected to the shore with a gravel ramp. The ferry moves along pretty briskly across the river. Cars can actually circle its deck.
I had to cut short my exploration of St. Francisville due to thunder in the distance. The only photo I took was of Grace Church
but there were many other interesting homes to look at. (The light was really flat too.) I ran into staffers Jeff and Debbie and we took the van back to the hotel. As I've been editing photos and writing this a few hours later, a pretty good thunderstorm has been raging outside.
Tomorrow we're off to Mississippi.
Before that we had a basically flat ride with long straight stretches, and a few rollers at the end. Here's my obligatory power plant for this trip, south of Baton Rouge.
We passed on the western edge of the LSU campus near the football, track, and basketball stadiums. The only times I saw the river were when I went up on the levy to photograph the USS Kidd
and then on an optional jaunt I made after lunch to see the ferry to New Roads (that's not a misprint). The ferry dock is portable, built on something like a barge, with a ramp temporarily connected to the shore with a gravel ramp. The ferry moves along pretty briskly across the river. Cars can actually circle its deck.
I had to cut short my exploration of St. Francisville due to thunder in the distance. The only photo I took was of Grace Church
but there were many other interesting homes to look at. (The light was really flat too.) I ran into staffers Jeff and Debbie and we took the van back to the hotel. As I've been editing photos and writing this a few hours later, a pretty good thunderstorm has been raging outside.
Tomorrow we're off to Mississippi.