Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama. The South. Its sunshine, heat, humidity and mosquitoes, its sunsets which never grow old to me, its super nice people with accents I don’t understand and who keep warning me about the dangers of the world, its polarizing New Orleans, and of course its somber past. I decided to ditch the Gulf Coast (Florida fell off my plan anyway when I extended my Big Bend stay) and to go North and learn more about the segregation and civil rights in the Black Belt - I’ve been to more museums in the past few days than in the past year. Heavy stuff but very insightful to better understand the history of the country. It’s now been more than 3 weeks since I left my LA home, and my car and my tent have become my new home - I thought I’d need some hotel or at least hostel breaks every now and then but there’s actually nothing I like more than not knowing where I’ll sleep next when I wake up in the morning, while knowing I have everything I need with me. Some evenings are magical with the prefect site and a great dinner (chocolate cake in my Dutch oven was a success!), and some aren’t. But it’s what makes this adventure so unique.
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