{"id":195,"date":"2014-04-30T07:26:38","date_gmt":"2014-04-30T15:26:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lennysride.com\/2014\/?p=195"},"modified":"2016-02-20T07:27:24","modified_gmt":"2016-02-20T15:27:24","slug":"day-16-milton-fl-348-miles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lennysride.com\/2014\/?p=195","title":{"rendered":"Day 16 &#8211; Milton, FL  (348 miles)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Packed up the tent and headed over to the laundry room to do the web posting this morning. One reason I wanted to go to the laundry room is because they have a TV there &amp; I could take a look at the weather channel. Looks like there might be some rain to deal with but that I can avoid the really bad stuff by hugging the coastline. As I mentioned earlier, on a motorcycle you\u2019re subject to the aromas of the road &amp; today, all through Louisiana, the air was sickeningly sweet &#8211; the jasmine is in bloom and it is Everywhere &#8211; glad I\u2019m not allergic.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lennysride.com\/2014\/whiskeypapa\/here\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/16-Jasmine.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-204\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lennysride.com\/2014\/whiskeypapa\/here\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/16-Jasmine.jpg\" alt=\"16 - Jasmine\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lennysride.com\/2014\/whiskeypapa\/here\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/16-Jasmine.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.lennysride.com\/2014\/whiskeypapa\/here\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/16-Jasmine-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lennysride.com\/2014\/whiskeypapa\/here\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/16-Jasmine-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a>My first destination was La. Pines Cafe. It\u2019s one of the Diners Drive-Ins &amp; Dives featured restaurants. I had the Smoked Prime Rib sandwich it was as good as it sounds.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_205\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lennysride.com\/2014\/whiskeypapa\/here\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/16-Big-Muddy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-205\" class=\"wp-image-205 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lennysride.com\/2014\/whiskeypapa\/here\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/16-Big-Muddy.jpg\" alt=\"16 - Big Muddy\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lennysride.com\/2014\/whiskeypapa\/here\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/16-Big-Muddy.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.lennysride.com\/2014\/whiskeypapa\/here\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/16-Big-Muddy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lennysride.com\/2014\/whiskeypapa\/here\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/16-Big-Muddy-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-205\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crossing the Mississippi River<\/p><\/div>\n<p>From there I crossed the Mississippi River and headed down to Hwy 90 for a little nostalgic time. Many of us were stationed at Keesler AFB in Biloxi, MS and when you\u2019re stationed at Keesler, you spend plenty of time on Hwy 90.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lennysride.com\/2014\/whiskeypapa\/here\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/16-Gulf-Coast.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-206\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lennysride.com\/2014\/whiskeypapa\/here\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/16-Gulf-Coast.jpg\" alt=\"16 - Gulf Coast\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lennysride.com\/2014\/whiskeypapa\/here\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/16-Gulf-Coast.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.lennysride.com\/2014\/whiskeypapa\/here\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/16-Gulf-Coast-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lennysride.com\/2014\/whiskeypapa\/here\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/16-Gulf-Coast-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a>Back up on the slab and headed for Milton, FL to see a friend of mine from the Air Force that I haven\u2019t seen in 20+ years. Kinda difficult to get caught up in just a few hours but we tried. Sleep that night was interrupted by this line of Severe Thunderstorms. I used to be able to sleep soundly through the thunder and rain &#8211; not so much any more\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_203\" style=\"width: 372px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lennysride.com\/2014\/whiskeypapa\/here\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/16-weather.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-203\" class=\"wp-image-203 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lennysride.com\/2014\/whiskeypapa\/here\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/16-weather.jpg\" alt=\"16 - weather\" width=\"362\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lennysride.com\/2014\/whiskeypapa\/here\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/16-weather.jpg 362w, https:\/\/www.lennysride.com\/2014\/whiskeypapa\/here\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/16-weather-300x266.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lennysride.com\/2014\/whiskeypapa\/here\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/16-weather-338x300.jpg 338w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 362px) 100vw, 362px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-203\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Overnight Thunder Storm &#8211; Milton, FL April 28, 2014<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lennysride.com\/2014\/whiskeypapa\/here\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/16-Map-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-202\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lennysride.com\/2014\/whiskeypapa\/here\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/16-Map-1.jpg\" alt=\"16 - Map-1\" width=\"740\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lennysride.com\/2014\/whiskeypapa\/here\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/16-Map-1.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.lennysride.com\/2014\/whiskeypapa\/here\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/16-Map-1-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lennysride.com\/2014\/whiskeypapa\/here\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/16-Map-1-500x237.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Packed up the tent and headed over to the laundry room to do the web posting this morning. 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