Day 45, MS, Poplarville to Vancleave

Nobody working at the RV Park showed up the whole time we've been here so we left our $20 in the unlocked office on the way out. We stopped at nearby Subway for breakfast and a sandwich to go. Looking at the ACA map there may not be anything available for lunch on today's route. It turned out there was a convenience store in McHenry on hwy 49. We weren't supposed to go through McHenry but it cut a few miles off of a long day and was a nice back road. 

A fire station/picnic area in the middle of nothing. We took a short hydration break here. 

Following the map, we turned onto a back road, went less than a mile and saw a road closed sign with barricades. No warning when we turned onto the road about detours or closures. Mississippi is pretty stingy with road signage of any kind. Being the outlaw cyclists that we are we just went around the barricade and were on our way. 

To paraphrase the Eagles; you can always park but you can't always leave. Not sure what the motivation was to drive off the road on a straight stretch with nothing nearby.

The old train station in the town of McHenry. 

Noontime lunch spot. Pretty pleasant day, aside from the high humidity. 

Once again the RV Park for the night has a covered deck area we can stay out of the dew or rain. The forecast for tomorrow is cold and wet. At least we'll start off dry here.

I noticed this pollen on my shirt from today's ride. It most likely is from the pine trees we've been riding through all day. 

I still haven't seen a gator. We were getting directions from a Community College Student in Poplarville yesterday and I asked him if I was going to see any gators. He said, "probably not in downtown Poplarville". Apparently I should've been more specific. 

73 miles today.