We departed Florida yesterday morning after Dave and Lorna were dropped off at the airport. We drove through Alabama, through Mobile and right past Bayou La Batre where Forrest Gump was from!
We crossed over into Mississippi and stopped in Biloxi and Gulfport. The beaches went on for miles and miles, similar to the ones we had in Florida. We spent the night in Bay St. Louis which was the epicenter when Hurricane Katrina hit 5 years ago. Very sad to see the devastation, so many empty lots with just foundations left where the houses once sat.
Today we drove into Louisiana and crossed Lake Pontchartrain into New Orleans, or N'Awlins as they say down here in the South. A very dirty city, not quite what we expected. A lot more of the devastation, and so much garbage...
The traffic was very busy for a Sunday morning, we were glad to get off the Interstate and traveled the back roads through parts of the bayou through Houma. Stopped for lunch in Morgan City and continued on to Lafayette...a "Good Sam RV Park" right beside a casino! Life is good!
**update..just got back from the casino next door..WON $750...life is great!
**update..just got back from the casino next door..WON $750...life is great!
Mobile, Alabama
crossing Lake Pontchartrain into New Orleans
downtown N'Awlins
The Mississippi River
in the bayou
Hey - we've been lurking along with you guys for a while now. We left on our own road trip adventure last September.
ReplyDeleteWe've also stopped in PCB and Bay St. Louis over the past couple of weeks, currently down in Mission TX but it's looking like we'll head back up to the San Antonio area tomorrow.
Where are you headed?
we are also headed to Mission Texas, we hope to be there for a few weeks.
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