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By Dr. Harry Tennant
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 Education Ride 365: A Bumpy Ride South Of Bunkie! Leaving Alexandria on the Cycle Of Education for my Day 5 ride to Lafayette, I elected to ride US-71S, which parallels Interstate 49 most of the way. My goal on this year-long trip is to stay off of the interstate system as much as possible in order to explore the lesser known roads...the "blue highways" of America. From Alexandria, US71-S was fine through Avoyelles Parish, but just south of Bunkie, LA---where I visited Bunkie High School and ate a tasty Shrimp Poboy at the Dugout Bar & Grill---US71S becomes one of the poorest roads I have ever traveled on. Right at the line between Avoyelles and St. Landry Parish the road becomes near unbearably bumpy. It seems that St. Landry Parish must have given up on this poor stretch. My teeth felt like they would rattle out of my skull and the Cycle no doubt would have bucked me off like a crazed bull had it been able to. Oh my poor, expensive machine!  I couldn't wait to get off of US71S once I entered St. Landry Parish. Ultimately, I cut back over to I-49 on US-190W...miles after I should have done back when I had the chance on LA-10W. US-190W took me to I-49 in Opelousas, LA a mere 24 miles north of Lafayette, the home of my mom's sister--->Darlene. I love Darlene...as I do my other aunt who lives there--->Vicki! As promised, Darlene had hot gumbo waiting for my arrival! Yummy...as always...it rivaled the best any restaurant could offer! I stayed at her comfortable house for the nights of Days 5, 6, and 7. More on my stay in a coming post. Riding stats for Day 5: 122.9 miles, 2 hours and 52 minutes of moving time, 4 hours and 45 minutes of stopped time, 42.8 miles per hour average moving time, 16 miles per hour overall time, and a max speed of 74.3 miles per hour. Posted at 6:00 PM Keywords: EdClick , Cycle Of Education , Day_5 , Bunkie High School , Lafayette , US71S 4 Comments |
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Micheal Nowell said... You are one lucky guy! Authentic LA Gumbo prepared by a native Louisianian! Sounds like heaven! So what impression did you come away from Bunkie High School with? This was the quote I found on GreatSchools.com. -Bunkie High School serves grades 7-12 in the Avoyelles Parish School District. Based on its state test results, it has received a GreatSchools Rating of 3 out of 10. which seemed a stark contrast to the following quote that came immediately after. -This school has an average Community Rating of 4 out of 5 stars, based on reviews from 12 school community members. I just thought this was interesting, and wondered if you noticed anything while you were there that may relate? or not... Wednesday, January 11, 2012 12:53 PM |
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Bastia said... Undoubtedly school nrmfouis should be mandatory in schools all over the world. But on the other hand, it should be made sure that the uniform design should always be done in such a way that it looks decent & comfort, level should be highest. Friday, March 2, 2012 1:06 PM |