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Maybe a little off topic, but, hey, there are events in mens' lives that just call out for a ride.

Take my life, for example...We had 6 grandchildren in 2 years...

including The Triplets: Rosalie, Mack and Jake



and Baby Leo



Much of the time they are really cute





But, sometimes disaster strikes in the most unexpected ways; example, a picture with JJ (yours truly)



or the rightly maligned bite on the head with concurrent eye-grab, where did that come from?!!!


And the so-called "big" sisters were not much help

What's a grandfather to do. One word: E s c a p e; so, since I could I did.
Hoped on the freshly farkled roadster (Thanks Santa and that one special elf)
and hit the road. River Road to be exact. Getting ready to make my escape...


River Road north of New Orleans is a fairly pretty ride. Broad sweepers with the River on one side and some pretty scenes on the other. It is very old on both sides of the River.

I traveled up the east bank as far as Destrahan, crossed there and then continued up the west bank where the river road there is called The Great River Road. There are many plantations along the way. I only passed one of them before I hopped back across the River at Gramercy, then to Sorrento, and La 22--a very nice pastoral Louisiana road with just a little traffic and many sweepers.
On to Pontchatoula and then back to New Orleans. All totaled just under 170 miles.

River Road East bank at the Destrahan Plantation




Scenes like these are common along River Road


Crossing the River to the West Bank brought me to Edgard.





I headed north and eventually crossed the River at the next bridge up, at Gramercy.


Once back on the East bank, the sun was sinking and I had to make tracks to do La 22 and make it back home before dark. So, sorry, no more photos, but I did get to check out the Zumo

I got nearly 5 hours on a full charge and was able to check the "calibration" of my speedometer.
My speedometer generally read about 2-3 mph faster than the zumo, from 60 indicated to 100 indicated, and actually more likely 2 than 3 mph difference. I was a little surprised, thought it'd be farther apart.

And the levees here, i.e., along the River were not the ones that broke during Katrina. The River levees remained intact.


John

Very nice Doc.. ..Great pictures..great kids..and beautiful bike.. ...Thanks.

DJ

Beautiful grandchildren John, you have every reason to be proud...thanks for sharing!

Thanks also for the great ride report and the excellent photographs. Your bike looks fantastic, I especially like the 380 screen (I've got the same one )

cruiser (Mike)

Those are cute grandchildren. Six in 2 years? OMG! How many mothers?

How did you get them to pose for this picture?




You bike looks great. Lot's of gadgets, too.
Louisiana - I'm not real happy with that place right now. I had a BAD experience with one of your so called Law Enforcement Officers a few weeks ago, while driving on a back road through the southwest part of LA.

Looks like you have your hands full (literally) with those triplets, John!
Great looking grandkids.

And thanks for sharing your photos of your neck of the woods. I like that blurry effect you did on the moss covered trees.

I'm hoping to get out on a long overdue overnight trip but a flu bug has postponed my plans...maybe tomorrow.

Those kids are Cute as buttons! You're a lucky Grandpa and proud, I'll bet. Great photos of them too - very clear, you can see just how fair thier skin is!

That was a nice escape ride you had in a pretty area. I've seen those levees before, but from the other side! I saw those ones in Nawlins that failed -- what a mess that was (and is). Farther downriver, their putting Venice back together, but I think that Port Eads is gone for good. We were working in that area last summer trying to find where the Chandeleur Islands went... we found them in 15' of water.

thanks for the kind words. And it was a beautiful winter day down here (or up here) Mid to low 60s, sunny, and a very clean smell to the air.

There are many things that just aren't there anymore.

And, Gypsy, I just asked baby Leo to bite Mack's head and grab his eye. He's a natural. His method acting put that distant gaze in his eyes. And it works.

Mack was on the way to his computer, a mac of course. He was working on The GUT--the Grand Unified Theory (of everything) with Rosalie. Jake was not feeling well because he had just come out of rehab for hitting the bottle a little too hard.

Who wouldn't be proud.

Great pics! I like the bitting/eye grab the best. It is good you can get away from it all on the bike. Great escape? I am 48 with 2 boys ages 10 + 11. I escape as often as I can.

Wonderful pictures, they show all the emotions. Just Great, Den

Beautiful Grandchildren John.
Very nice ride report. Thanks
Love your bike.

I see where some of your time is being spent...great family.

BTW, now that I see your mug I beleive we might have met before.....have you attended any of the Hebert Cycles open house in BR.....