{"id":739,"date":"2013-06-16T19:37:42","date_gmt":"2013-06-17T02:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cancerrideamerica.org\/blog\/?p=739"},"modified":"2013-06-16T19:37:42","modified_gmt":"2013-06-17T02:37:42","slug":"wow-texas-span-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cancerrideamerica.org\/blog\/wow-texas-span-america","title":{"rendered":"WOW!  Texas Doesn&#8217;t Span America After All!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Dateline New Iberia, Louisiana.  Yours Truly finally discovered that Texas does not indeed run from the Mighty Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean!  I found Louisiana!  Yay!!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qwPM4APcgSU?feature=player_detailpage\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>One of the first things your Intrepid Cancer Cure Rider noticed was the really weird, very tall pilings that the homes and other buildings were on.  Turns out in a hurricane the wind does its\u2019 share of damage, but the storm surge is just as bad.  These buildings are on a flood plain should the gulf surge, albeit a mile or more from the actual coast.  But as you saw from the video before, it\u2019s really flat so the water would just run on up.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cancerrideamerica.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/A-Church-On-The-Gulf.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-singlepic wp-image-741\" alt=\"A Church On The Gulf\" src=\"http:\/\/cancerrideamerica.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/A-Church-On-The-Gulf.jpg\" width=\"4288\" height=\"2848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cancerrideamerica.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/A-Church-On-The-Gulf.jpg 4288w, https:\/\/cancerrideamerica.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/A-Church-On-The-Gulf-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cancerrideamerica.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/A-Church-On-The-Gulf-1024x680.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4288px) 100vw, 4288px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then it was carry on to Avery Island where I had no choice but to visit the one and only tobasco sauce plant in the whole world!  Leanne\u2026..urrrr\u2026uhhmmmm\u2026I mean Mission Control\u201d, loves this stuff!  So in her honor I took the cheesy tour, rode in the 100+ degree heat to take pics of stuff, and even got her a little surprise that I need to mail home.  Actually it really was fun, and a nice break from the road for Yours Truly.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cancerrideamerica.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Tobasco.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-740\" alt=\"Tobasco!\" src=\"http:\/\/cancerrideamerica.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Tobasco.jpg\" width=\"4288\" height=\"2848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cancerrideamerica.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Tobasco.jpg 4288w, https:\/\/cancerrideamerica.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Tobasco-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cancerrideamerica.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Tobasco-1024x680.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4288px) 100vw, 4288px\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cancerrideamerica.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Tobasco-Two.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-singlepic wp-image-742\" alt=\"Tobasco Two!\" src=\"http:\/\/cancerrideamerica.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Tobasco-Two.jpg\" width=\"4288\" height=\"2848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cancerrideamerica.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Tobasco-Two.jpg 4288w, https:\/\/cancerrideamerica.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Tobasco-Two-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cancerrideamerica.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Tobasco-Two-1024x680.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4288px) 100vw, 4288px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And then I blew on into New Iberia, Louisiana.  No campgrounds!  Crap!!  Now Your Intrepid Cancer Cure Rider must make the ultimate sacrifice and stay in a hotel with air conditioning, a real bathroom, a soft bed, a fantastic restaurant right next door, and so on.  With your support I shall somehow suffer through\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n<p>While looking for a campground I had to stop into a Walgreens and pick up a few necessities.  I want say that Cayla, the very nice young lady who wanted to hear about Cancer Ride America in detail, is amazing!  She told me how her sister\u2019s Ex husband, in prison for unspeakable crimes, was up for parole.  She said \u201cI did something like what you\u2019re doing\u201d.  ARE YOU KIDDING CAYLA???  She started a petition to stop his parole, and raised 200,000 signatures!  Wow.  What a gal.  You have my admiration, and my prayers for your parents\u2026.yet more fallen from cancer.  Tomorrow I ride for them, Cayla.<\/p>\n<p>All in all, I\u2019m beat up, tired, ready for a soft bed, and only less than \u00bc through this effort.  But I will not let you down!  People like Cayla, and so many others, are counting on a cure.  WE WILL PREVAIL!!<\/p>\n<p>Ride On,<br \/>\n<em>C.C.R.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class='st_facebook_buttons' st_title='WOW!  Texas Doesn&#8217;t Span America After All!' st_url='https:\/\/cancerrideamerica.org\/blog\/wow-texas-span-america' displayText='Facebook'><\/span><span class='st_twitter_buttons' st_title='WOW!  Texas Doesn&#8217;t Span America After All!' st_url='https:\/\/cancerrideamerica.org\/blog\/wow-texas-span-america' displayText='Twitter'><\/span><span class='st_email_buttons' st_title='WOW!  Texas Doesn&#8217;t Span America After All!' st_url='https:\/\/cancerrideamerica.org\/blog\/wow-texas-span-america' displayText='Email'><\/span><span class='st_sharethis_buttons' st_title='WOW!  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