Tonight we are in Wade MS, after a ride of more than 60 miles.  The weather was cooler today and after a 10 mile ride into a pretty substantial headwind as we crossed Mobile Bay, the winds were mostly favorable.

We had a brief stop in Bayou Le Batre at the fire station where a crew was out polishing a fire truck.  They were great and let us us their restrooms and fill our water packs with ice and water.

Made good time into Grand Bay AL, and enjoyed a quick lunch at a truck stop off I-10 then were off heading towards Mississippi.  We got delayed slightly when we needed to backtrack to retrieve Barb's water pack that had unintentionally been left on her rear rack.  It was lying by the side of the road when we returned and we were soon on our way again.

When we reached Hurley MS, we stopped for supper and began asking for known camping sites.  We were directed to a local sheriff's substation, but no one was there and we got no response at the listed phone number.  So Barb went into the CVS pharmacy next door to check other possibilities. When Nathan Wells a clerk on duty there heard of our plight, she offered to let us stay in their home.

Fortunately,  their home is located almost on our route in Wade MS.   We've just spent the better part of three hours chatting with Nathan and her husband Billy.  We got a surprise visit from their grandson A J Davis who is a local hero this week after rushing for 323 yards in 34 carries in his first start at running back for the local football team.  It's been quite a weekend here.

We'll be off again in the morning, continuing across Mississippi and heading for Louisiana.