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

Getting the headphones all set. The right equipment is everything.

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?

Bruce and Jeremy , a fellow biker he met on the Bike trail and rode with for about 20 miles.
Sign in the bathroom along the Longleaf Trail. Too funny!
After doing laps around the fairgrounds for 3 miles, I discovered that I could cross the lake on this little bridge and then follow a trail through the woods, around the lake and then it kicked me out right into the RV park.

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.

The Pearl River near Monticello, Mississippi
The motion of driving made the whole toilet paper roll unwind itself. #rvprobs

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.

One thought on “day 9: Hattiesburg to Brookhaven”

  1. This adventure is starting to look serious now! I look forward to the updates and eventually crossing the Mississippi River!

    Thanks for the Updates Pam and great job Bruce!

    Lee

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