Category Archives: Louisiana

Last night we were camped in Oak Mountain State Park, AL just outside of Birmingham. Turns put this is an equestrian park. We were camped amongst the stables and the horse pastures. Very picturesque. Unfortunately, severe storms were forecast and we stayed in the vehicle most of the time. Lucky for us we didn’t getContinue reading “Day 16 Birmingham, AL to Warriors Path State Park, TN”

Our campsite last night in Meaher State Park was right on the Mobile Bay of the Gulf of Mecico. A very pretty spot. Unfortunately, the park was in the process of removing all of the trees in the rest of the park, formerly bike and walking trails, to put in more campsites ie probably removingContinue reading “Day 15 Mobile to Birmingham, Alabama”

Continuing our route along the Gulf Coast, we drove through Gulfport, Biloxi and then into Alabama ending the day across the bay from Mobile Alabama. The 26 miles stretch of white sand beaches along the Mississippi Gulf coast is man-made by the US Army Corps of engineers. Judging by the amount of beach rearranging equipmentContinue reading “Day 14 Buccaneer State Park, MS to Meaher State Park, Alabama”

This was a very short driving day as we are now just exploring the Gulf Coast and the beaches of Mississippi. It’s Easter Sunday and I have spent a good part of the day texting with friends and family some of whom, like us, are traveling. Quite by surprise, we came across another major NASAContinue reading “Day 13 St. Bernard State Park, LA to Buccaneer State Park, MS”

We don’t have far to go today. We had a leisurely breakfast in our gazebo. We finished up the homemade cinnamon roles and bran muffins I brought and just about finished with the homemade Irish Soda bread. Heaven forbid I should have to buy breakfast carbs at some point but that’s life. On yesterday’s boatContinue reading “Day 12 New Orleans to St. Bernard State Park”

We arrived in New Orleans at mid day on Wednesday where we have a site for 3 nights in a luxury RV park within walking distance of the French Quarter with a pool and hot tub (which we have used) and our very own gazebo. It’s laid out like a small town with brick pavedContinue reading “Day 9 to Day 11 New Orleans”

Beautiful day today. Still windy, it’s always windy, but not like yesterday. We are still exploring the southern ‘wetlands’ of this state before heading to New Orleans tomorrow. Our destination is Grand Isle State Park which is on the Gulf and at the end of road that led to the equivalent of an Atlantic coastContinue reading “Day 8: Morgan City to Grand Isle State Park”

As I said yesterday, we camped last night in a municipal campground on Bayou Teche in Parks, LA. Local Food bank We woke up this morning to see a line of cars on the road in front of our vehicle. Each car had a driver still in it. We could only make one conclusion, theyContinue reading “Day 7: Parks to Morgan City, LA”

This is Sunday. We planned a short day of driving today so we could wander around the small towns in this part of Louisisiana where the Acadians who had been expelled from Nova Scotia by the British in the mid 1800s settled. Starting with Chicot Bayou, we drove through Ville Platte, Washington, Opelousas, Arnaudville, BreauxContinue reading “Day 6: Chicot State Park to Parks, La”

Last night was drizzly after a day of rain. Although we were camped on a lake again, we didn’t get to appreciate it. And the Starlink paid for itself as we could snuggle inside and imfirtably watch a movie. Today is a beautiful day and we are exploring Natchez, MS starting with the Emerald MoundContinue reading “Day 5: Natchez MS to Chicot State Park, LA”