Poplarville, MS

I didn't get a chance to blog the other nite as there wasn't service. The ride was a quick 44 miles going over the bridge into Mississippi. the only excitement happened to 3 of our riders. In Boglausa, LA a town we rode through had an armed robbery at a bank. The robbers took off with the police in hot pursuit over the bridge into MS. The 3 riders were on the road and saw the car flying down the road with the police following...didn't think much about it...until they heard gunshots and they didn't know where they were coming from... As it turned out - the car was shot up, tires blown out and 2 of the men were shot and ended up in the hospital at Hattisburg,MS. The other one was still at large. More excitment on the route than the riders wanted.

Poplarville,MS is known for the area that Prez Bush circled by helicopter during Katrina.

By the way we had 2 french guys fly in from France and are doing the last 2 weeks of the ride with us. Jacque who speaks some english and Pierre who speaks absolutely none.

The turkey in the picture I displayed is a real one who is the boss I think of the plantation... he struts around with his chest out and feathers displayed...