When we left Spring Branch we landed in Houston. The Highway RV Resort didn't really appeal to us but we stayed for three nights. Enjoyed lunch at an Olive Garden one, another day shopping and fueling up at Walmart. The resort may become lovely one day when trees mature. But right now it's just a glaring concrete jungle...They do have free popcorn in the club house! Club house isn't correct, it's a weight room, with a TV lounge in one corner, a pool table and Foosball. Along one wall is a mini kitchen and vending machine. The laundry is also a few steps away. The pool area is said to be sprayed three times a day for mosquitoes. This area is planted nicely. There is a big pond in the center of the resort with a fountain and some ducks and water birds.
From there we headed to Kinder, Louisiana and stayed at Red Shoes RV Park. Jim and I had a discussion about how fast we needed to get to Tallahassee and this was the last time staying for three nights! I'm getting to old for this breaking down and setting up...moving furniture is tiresome! And Jim isn't doing much better with the outside chores for traveling. The heat and humidity take their toll.
We did make one trip to the casino for some fried catfish. The senior prices made this meal under twenty bucks and that was nice. We didn't stay long as the smoke was heavy and we just can't stand it!
From Kinder we headed east on I-12 to Livingston Louisiana and stayed a week at Lakeside RV Park. It's a very nice place. Fairly good size pond with a pair of swans and a flock of Canadian Geese. Some folks are permanent but we saw a lot of rigs come and go. It was nice to settle in and relax. Unfortunately I think we had rain everyday, along with couple of thunderstorms! Of course we made a trip to Barnes and Nobles, twenty miles back towards Baton Rouge. We had lunch Another Broken Egg. My goodness but the meal I had was wonderful! Brunch Bruschetta is enough to feed four people. I enjoyed it for several days. And Jim enjoyed his also, of course he chose Shrimp and Grits. As first time customers we were treated to biscuit beignets...Now if you've ever been to Cafe Du Monde in New Orleans you're familiar with Beignets, puffy deep fried dough covered with powdered sugar. Well the biscuit beignets are the same concept. Deep fried biscuit dough doused with powdered sugar. Truthfully after having this I could have skipped my meal!
We're now in Gulfport Mississippi at Shield's RV park on the Naval Construction Battalion (CB's) Center. Just a four night stay and we leave tomorrow. On a positive note it hasn't rained! Of course it's hot and humid, this is the south!
We've not been in this area much since Hurricane Katrina. It is looking much better! But there are gaps and new houses are being built HIGH...As a matter of fact if you want some land there are parcels available but we both agree the building codes have been beefed up and I'm sure insurance will be an arm and a leg. The price you pay for beachfront.
As we drove west on highway 90 we noticed a restaurant that appealed to us in Pass Christian...Shaggy's, overlooking the Gulf. It didn't disappoint! Built after Hurricane Katrina flattened the area this business is doing so well they've opened more along the coast. Jim ordered a pitcher of Abita Amber. We both had seafood...his was fried and mine was kind of like a shrimp boil, called Royal Reds it featured shrimp (1/2 pound), sausage and red potatoes in a wine seafood broth...We'll enjoy it again today. We ended with Key Lime Pie.
Jim has taken advantage of days with no rain to clean the truck and rig. Working mostly in the mornings.
Last night we headed to the beach to wade the shoreline and watch the sunset. Very relaxing. We both like salt water therapy!
So there you have it, just driving to get somewhere isn't very exciting. Our days are filled with chores and not much excitement. :-)
All is right in our world!
