http://venturearchitecture.com/copy-of-roth-condos I was in one hell of a good mood about riding the ferry. Both the other riders were in their cars, however, and there were no workmen on the deck; so I had my excitement all to myself. I sent a few text messages because I couldn’t help myself: this was my first Mississippi crossing on the trip. And I was beginning to make some kind of progress: I had started in one place, biked somewhere else, camped overnight, and now was continuing to progress. I had made it to something I had only read about before: a Mississippi River ferry. I was at a place called West Pointe a la Hache. It was all fabulous. I felt that my back was starting to feel a bit better as well: it had not felt good when I first woke up, but the warmth and exercise were loosening it a bit.
When a workman came out to lash the boat to the eastbank dock, I couldn’t help talking to him. “This is a big river!” I said.
“Yup.”
“I’m biking all the way to Minnesota! Gonna do the whole river!”
“The ho rivuh? You crazy? That’s a long way.”
“That’s what I’m doing.”
“Where you start?”
“Venice.”
He thought about it. “How much time you givin’ it?”
“Six weeks.”
He thought some more. “Six weeks, yeah, that’s bout right.” He looked at me, as if evaluating me.
I liked what he said next. “I think you gonna make it.”
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