24th Jan - Ocean Springs State Park, Mississippi ($16) -
We have left Florida and Alabama behind and now in our 3rd State. This area famous for its casinos but we did not venture, although was tempting. Refection on Florida, many highlights include Everglades, sunsets on the Keys, Key Lime Milkshakes, some really picturesque State Parks, the Panhandle Coast which had most fantastic beaches.
The negatives, some cold temps, nosee’ems (small flies that seemed to take a liking to Adele), public transport (lack of)
25th Jan - Riverboat RV Park - New Orleans, Louisiana ($27)
We drove early to New Orleans and found the RV park closest to town. A very dodgy area but caught the bus fine and the streetcar to the French Quarter. The city does seem desolate in some areas and can still see the damage caused by Katrina, there is a lot of poverty and the city does have that edgy feel. We both kept tapping our pockets to make sure we hadn’t been robbed! The famous Bourbon Street which is filled with bars and jazz clubs was tacky and was disappointed.
26th Jan - 27th Jan - Sam Houston Jones SP, ($16), Lake Charles, LA
Another long driving day, hoped to make Texas but stopped at Camping World and bought some RV necessities. (Always something to buy to make life a little more comfortable). Drove through lots of swamp areas and a bridge over 30 miles with swamp either side. In this park Jan finally christened the fishing rod, did not catch anything but a nice state park, with swamps.
28th Jan - to date - Mustang Island State Park ($20), Port Aransas, Corpus Christi, Texas
We drove 350 miles today and had to catch the ferry to Port Aransas. This place is full of snowbirds, not the feathery type, but the grey haired retirees from up North & Canada. Jan is another year older, celebrated on Saturday by a couple of nice bottles of wine. This did not help the 8 mile walk on the beach on Sunday with no water. The camp is right on the beach although the sand dunes are blocking the view of the sea. Another day here and then on Tuesday go to get the slide out fixed in Rockport before heading to Laredo, a Mexican border town.
We have left Florida and Alabama behind and now in our 3rd State. This area famous for its casinos but we did not venture, although was tempting. Refection on Florida, many highlights include Everglades, sunsets on the Keys, Key Lime Milkshakes, some really picturesque State Parks, the Panhandle Coast which had most fantastic beaches.
The negatives, some cold temps, nosee’ems (small flies that seemed to take a liking to Adele), public transport (lack of)
25th Jan - Riverboat RV Park - New Orleans, Louisiana ($27)
We drove early to New Orleans and found the RV park closest to town. A very dodgy area but caught the bus fine and the streetcar to the French Quarter. The city does seem desolate in some areas and can still see the damage caused by Katrina, there is a lot of poverty and the city does have that edgy feel. We both kept tapping our pockets to make sure we hadn’t been robbed! The famous Bourbon Street which is filled with bars and jazz clubs was tacky and was disappointed.
26th Jan - 27th Jan - Sam Houston Jones SP, ($16), Lake Charles, LA
Another long driving day, hoped to make Texas but stopped at Camping World and bought some RV necessities. (Always something to buy to make life a little more comfortable). Drove through lots of swamp areas and a bridge over 30 miles with swamp either side. In this park Jan finally christened the fishing rod, did not catch anything but a nice state park, with swamps.
28th Jan - to date - Mustang Island State Park ($20), Port Aransas, Corpus Christi, Texas
We drove 350 miles today and had to catch the ferry to Port Aransas. This place is full of snowbirds, not the feathery type, but the grey haired retirees from up North & Canada. Jan is another year older, celebrated on Saturday by a couple of nice bottles of wine. This did not help the 8 mile walk on the beach on Sunday with no water. The camp is right on the beach although the sand dunes are blocking the view of the sea. Another day here and then on Tuesday go to get the slide out fixed in Rockport before heading to Laredo, a Mexican border town.
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