Day 41 Biloxi, Mississippi

At 0715hrs I was picked up with my bike and we headed to D’Iberville elementary school. I was a little nervous as I had nothing prepared and wasn’t sure how to handle screaming kids. I was introduced to, Kim, Linda’s sister and escorted to the library. A class of about 15 kids came in and I began chatting about the trip. I had questions being thrown at me left right and centre and their innocence could not stop me from smiling. We finished the talk with a class photo and was given a gift from one of the children. Thank you very much to all the staff at the school for your generosity.

I was then picked up by the sports coach of Biloxi high school and introduced to the principle. I was asked to go to a mixture of classes and give a 20 minute talk to each. I happily obliged and had some fun. In general, the kids response was positive and appeared genuinely interested. Mind you, most of them were more intrigue to simply hear an English accent. However, even if it inspired them in the slightest way I was satisfied with my efforts. The most amazing question I was asked today is whether I had had to kill lizards and snakes and eat them. Much to their disappoint, I hadn’t.

I was given a tour around the high school and was amazed by their sporting facilities. They had an athletics track, softball arena, baseball arena, football field, gymnasium and a basketball stadium. I also got a ride in a police car which brought back memories of my job. Although our police cars are beaten up Astra’s but they drive Dodge vehicles!!

After lunch we headed back to Biloxi with the intention to hit the road for the afternoon. However, last night my crank was starting to make strange noises so I decided to take the afternoon off and seek a bike doctor to give it a quick once over. It was a risky decision as I have to make Jacksonville by Friday 21st. The evening was spent chilling as I plan to be on the road very early tomorrow.

I want to thanks everyone today for all your generosity and support. These experiences is exactly what I wanted from this trip and if I can open up peoples desire and ambition to achieve their goals, then my job is done.