Mar 21st Wed
WE head out, its not early, its not late. We only have about 75 miles to go today so its easy, its also no Freeways, so its a slow trip. Checked in at Villager RV in Wildwood, FL and we got in touch with Dick and Marilyn. We drove on up Beverly Hills, FL and got to spend the evening catching up on all the news of the last year. We went out to The Front Porch for dinner and were told they have the BEST fried Chicken
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| Danny and Jeannine Marilyn and Dick |
I have to say that the chicken was soooo good I had my leftover piece for breakfast the net morning and it was just as good.
Mar 22nd Thur.
Trying to get moving this morning is just hard, maybe its after 4 months of sitting still, but we finally get moving and head to Richard and Jans to visit, but wait, a barber shop! So Danny gets the buzz he's been talking about for 2 months. It is great to see the g'kids and get a chance to visit some. Jan and Richard direct us over to the village square and we wander around a bit before stopping to listen to the music. Riley loves to dance. Then we have dinner at a Steakhouse before heading back to the rig.
Mar 23rd Fri.
The great Pickle Ball Game. Robert had gone up to Walmart and picked up a set of pickle ball paddles and Jan was taking the kids over to the courts so I joined them and we all learned how to play pickle ball. It was all fun and games until G'ma Sheridan took a fall. I tried to continue but finally had to acknowledge the fall took a tool ad I called Robert to come join us so he could step in as Riley's partner and 'the boys' took the tournament 2 games to zip over the girls. A fine time was had by all and it was soon time to return home for Jans hamburgers for lunch. Then it was time to take my injury home and get out the 5lb. bag of frozen corn. And the kids were into their swimsuits and off to the pool. It's clear that they are enjoying their spring break.
Mar 24th Sat.
We are up and ready to go this morning and made it to Holt, FL. It was a long drive and we are only here 1 night. When we come back through this part of the panhandle we will stay at Eagles Landing again, it is a great little park, all pull thrus, all very level, and great WiFi. We also got directed to a little diner Susan's and had great Catfish. We actually were a little sad to hit the road again the next day, but we will be back.
Mar 25th Sun.
Back on Highway 10 and this was a drive out of Florida, into Alabama, then on the Mississippi, and a short time later into Louisiana and the hardest part of the drive was the streets outside New Orleans trying to get to our campground. Why does a Garmin, designed for RVs and truck take us down a street called Little Farms Ave, which is anything but an Avenue and is very little. Later I found that the access to the park was moved from one lane to another so as to have access from both sides of Jefferson Hwy.
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| Farewell Florida |
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| hello Alabama |
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| Hello Mississippi |
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| and Hello Louisiana |
After we got set up we took the recommendation of the staff and headed over to Harbor Seafood and Oyster Bar. We got in before the big crowds and only had about a 15 min wait. The table we got was terrible, up against a wall, with a 'party table so close Danny was bumped everytime some moved, BUT the food was great. We started with a stuffed artichoke, it wasn't all that great, but tasty. He had a mixed plate Turtle Soup, Jambalaya, frogs legs, gator sausage and crawfish. It was more then both of us could finish, especially with saying room for dessert. Bread Pudding. We went to bed with very satisfied tummies, and leftovers for another day.
Mar 26th Mon.
Since we were unhitched today and had 4 days ahead of us it was time to scout. They have a shuttle from the park that runs into town at 9 am and 5:45 pm. But they tell us we can go down to the head of the St Charles Street car line and just find a place to park and ride it into town. So we scouted this option and decided, the dually is not going to be an easy park anywhere in New Orleans. Then we headed back to the freeway and the local Sams club to stock the frig.
Mar 27th Tues.
We had cereal for breakfast as we knew that there were beignets in our future. We caught the shuttle and 45 mins later were at the river front in New Orleans. We discuss our options for the day and as we are right in front of the ticket booth for cruises on the Paddle Wheeler Natchez, we decide thats a good idea. We get tickets for the afternoon cruise. Cafe duMonde was just a one block walk and in no time at all we were joking with the waitress and starring at a plate of fried dough buried under a mountain of powdered sugar, yahoo.
We walk around the French quarter and decide to go see the St. Louis Cemetery #1. Its right on the edge of the french quarter and while it will cost us about $20 ea. It will be a guided tour so we head up that way and buy our tickets. Interesting! Supposedly the crypt of Marie Laveau, the pyramid that Nicholaus Cage has for when he needs it. Lots of history and not exhausting.
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| What is she praying for? |
Then it is back through the quarter just wandering in and out of shops and storefronts. At 2 we are ready to board our River Boat and wondering why we didn't pay extra for the buffett lunch. The calliope is being played, and, well, it's a Caliope.
After we disembark we head over to a bar near by for a beer and some appetizers, Boudain balls and Crawpuppies. We caught the shuttle back home and decided that we could skip another day in town for a drive up River to a Plantation.
Mar 28th Wed.
Taking it easy we pack sandwiches and head to Oak Alley. Its about an hr drive up river from NOLA and it really is beautiful.
The rows of 28 Virginia Live Oaks that are all over 200 years old are spectacular weather you are looking out from the house or in from the river.
We really enjoyed the tour of the antebellum house and grounds. Then we took our picnic down the levee and climbed to watch the river traffic as we sat and ate.
Great day for our last day in NOLA.
Mar 29th
We got a late start today as we met our neighbors while we were dumping tanks and packing up hoses. They are from Oregon City! We wish we had met them earlier, seems we even both spent the day before at the plantations. Well maybe one day we will cross paths again. On the way to Texas.
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After a day on the road we got a recommendation from our Old friend Dusti and headed over to th Rodair RoadHouse. What a great place! live music! As first time diners we were offered an appetizer of Crawpuppies and fried green tomatoes.
While we sipped on our Corona Lights and waited for our dinner order listening to a little country music. This is nice.
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| My Crawfish étouffée and crawfish tails |
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| Danny had Fried baby backs and Cajun Greenbeans |
If you are anywhere near beaumont Tx, try this place.
Mar 30 Fri.
Now we had plans for today. Museum of the Gulf Coast. Well its Good Friday and the Museum is closed. So we rethink this day and go to the Spindletop-Glady City Boomtown. Now why I didn't take any pictures here I don't know, maybe I was just too engaged with reading everything and visiting with the blacksmith. It was a very interesting and educational day and we did spend about 5 hrs wandering around here and it is not a very big place. They have a square of period correct buildings, everything from a print shop to a land office, a blacksmith and a saloon. The 'city' was built in 1975 in honor of the bicentinial and 75th anniversary of the Lucas Gusher then it was gifted to the state of Texas and cared for by Lamar University. The Lucas Gusher was, as they say, The start of the craziness. On January 10, 1901 The gusher blew and they estimate 100,000 barrels of oil a day for 9 days gushed out before they capped it. The first Gusher. The second picture was taken about 22 months later.
Mar 31st Sat.
A driving day. From Beaumont to San Antonio. I know Danny would take a break from all the driving but until the pickle ball injury is fully healed I am not up to doing any driving, so I navigate, and a fine job I do if I say so myself.
ITs good to be back on the road.
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