We did a lot of driving today around 400 miles, crazy amount.
There was clear cutting all over the place and it really struck me that Alabama would have so much deforestation. I have also been reading Collapse by Jared Diamond and have been making similarities between the book and what I have been seeing.
Today was amazing to see the amount of poverty throughout the entire state, the roads were bumpy, the people seemed distressed and in need of some love. There were also churches every 100 yards, mostly Baptist.
Our plan was to stop in DeSoto National Forrest but it was impossible to get into the forest from the road that we were on.
So now we are is some run-down motel sharing a queen size bed, the head board is crooked, the bathroom fan is not a fan at all but a hole in the ceiling going straight to the roof, and the ash tray is upside down on the bed side table. Basically we are camping in the room for fear of being overrun by "the elements". For dinner we set up the camp stove on the toilet (to utilize the "bathroom fan") and cooked up some turkey chili. We have been writing for a while now because this is the first time we have had an internet connection since Philadelphia.
Here is a picture of us right now...
One last thing, how is it that we have ridden over 2000 miles in a southerly direction and yet the temperature is still in the freakin' 40's? I think Robert has been taking us for a ride with all his talk about the warm weather in New Orleans.
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