Day 44, Franklinton, LA to Poplarville, MS

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Breakfast here at Don Juan's near the motel. 

We had to go back into town for Jim to pick up his spare tent poles that Carolyn mailed to the post office here. 

Heading south out of town we hit a local hwy that was pretty and had little traffic. 

I loved these "furry" trees. 

Roadside weeds blooming in late February. Not something you see in Ohio yet. 

Some areas have really red dirt. 

Last stop in Louisiana is Bogalusa. We stopped in Bogalusa to pick up a Subway sandwich for eating on the road later. 

Just outside of Bogalusa, across the Pearl River, we entered Mississippi. We were on hwy 26 which was horrible for bikes. The ACA route turned off onto back roads as soon as possible. It will add about 5 miles to the trip to Poplarville but it's well worth it. 

Pretty scenery and little traffic again. 

We ate our sandwich here. Jim found an anthill during lunch and wasn't pleased when they swarmed onto his shoes and legs. 

We traveled a series of back roads on the 20 miles to Poplarville, some of which were single lane. We'll take bumpy over traffic with no shoulder any day. 

Poplarville's courthouse. 

Our home for the night; Haas Cienda RV Park on the edge of town. 

We elected to sleep under the roof of a stage/shed away from the main facility. 

53 miles today. Mostly sunny and warm.