Got up around 6:30 and walked two blocks to a great cafe for an omelet. Then went back and repacked my bags. I rolled out around 8:30 and after stopping at the hardware store for some tape, hit the road. I decided to go north on 25. There was no shoulder and the traffic was heavier than I would recommend but I managed make Franklinton by lunch. I bought a couple of peaches from a vendor along the road then stopped and ate at Mcdonalds. Not fancy but cheap.
After a break, Jumped back on the road. A mile from the boarded, Had a flat and decided to change out the tire as well. There were a couple of gashes in the side wall from glass on day one.
As I started to role again I came to the border which was a welcome site as it made me feel I was making progress. That, and the fact that the shoulder widened and I was able to ride out of traffic for a while. This lasted about halfway to Tylertown and then narrowed again.

As I rolled into town it was about 6pm. I decided I couldn’t make another town so I rode around town for a bit till I found a gas station. There was a guy selling watermellons from his truck and i asked him if there was anywhere around to camp. He told me to just camp in the city park. I went and got some dinner at the Mexican place across the street then went and scoped out the park. I found a spot out of site and put up my tent. It was hot so not a good night for sleep, but I managed to get a little. I was interrupted around 1:30 by an armadillo sniffing around my tent.