day 9: Hattiesburg to Brookhaven

The Lord gives His people strength; the Lord blesses His people with peace.

Psalm 29:11

85.6 miles – 2,500 ft climb

Today was a gift! Looking at the weather on my phone it again looked like rain all day, but today we actually saw sunshine! It’s been so long we’ve almost forgotten what it looks like. The only rain we got was a few sprinkles after Bruce had already arrived at the park. He got to ride 40 miles on this beautiful Rails to Trails bike path, called the Longleaf Trail. He loved it! And I loved it because I didn’t have to worry about all the cars zooming by him. In fact, I was so at peace about it that after I had coffee with Jesus, I decided to go ahead and do my 5K in Hattiesburg before I left. And then shower and clean the RV. And then take my time at the grocery store. And then get gas. Bruce ended up beating me to our RV park by 30 minutes! Did I mention he’s fast?

We have sure seen lots of Magnolia trees down here. They aren’t blooming now, but the pod things are scattered all along the ground. Those always remind me of the Magnolia tree that was in my grandparent’s front yard. My brother and I used to like to draw all over the driveway with the pods. I’m not sure my grandpa liked it as much as we did.

Once I arrived in Brookhaven we headed to the laundromat to do laundry. $3.75 per load! Yikes! Bruce took a shower in the RV in the parking lot while I waited for the loads to be done. RVs can sure come in handy! We haven’t seen much of Brookhaven, but some of the parts we did see were a little sad. When we got back to the RV park, I made some yummy little tortilla pizzas. Sorry I have been failing at food photos.