My riding partner was my best friend Bradly. We ventured down Louisiana Highway 1, through small towns, Marksville, Simmesport, Innis, Lettsworth, Batchelor, to New Roads. We crossed the new Mississippi River Bridge at New Roads over to St. Francisville. I will always miss the ferry ride across the Mississippi River, counting the number of logs floating down to the Gulf. Also, miss those sunsets as you rode that ferry, smelling the diesel smoke from the engines as it powered up to cross that River. .. No more ferry, we have a new $409 Million bridge to replace that old ferry.... just wonder how much that would have taken the ferry to spend that $409 million dollars.
Going back does have its memories, some pleasant, some not so pleasant. All in all it was a short nice trip back to that place of my birth.
I have been away from West Feliciana Parish since 1977. Long time!!!.. but such a short time also.
The visit was a short one, saw relatives there, made nice talk, got back in the truck and breathed a small small easy breath to have crossed that bridge back over that river... on the way back to my home now..... back to Alex.
I will go back for another visit.... not sure when tho.