We left our little spot in Hickory Creek and headed east but first a stop for DEF and Diesel – what a learning experience.
We took a lot of the blue roads thru Texas:
The RV was nice riding although a little bumpy. So we will be trying to get use to that. And we learned what was not secured – LOL.
Sunday night found us south of Marshall, Texas at Laguna Vista RV Park – a Passport America Park. It was a reasonable price and okay for an overnight stop.
Monday we woke to rain and fog and continued our journey on the blue roads:
We stopped for diesel at Pilot using the truck lanes and found out that if you do not have a company card, even with our Good Sam Discount, it was more expensive that the other stations around. Another learning experience.
We found out that we did good on securing some stuff but not all. Will be changing things around again – LOL!
We are staying at Lorrain Parish Park near Bell City, Louisiana. It is a little park with nine spots with electric and water for $12.00 per night. We have decided to stay for four nights.
From their website:
“This park is located at the foot of Lorrain Bridge. Because of its unique design and construction, Lorrain Bridge is being considered for placement in the National Register of Historical Sites. The site was acquired in 1894 and the bridge was constructed around 1895 as a wooden type draw bridge. In 1920, it was re-constructed, still as a wooden draw type bridge. It was damaged in 1950, repaired in 1951, and in 1955 the draw bridge portion was disabled. The bridge remained open and connected Calcasieu Parish and Jeff Davis Parish until it was closed to traffic in March of 1998. Due to joint efforts of the Lorrain Bridge Association, the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury and Jeff Davis Police Jury, the bridge was rebuilt and opened to traffic on July 1, 2004.”
Travel Stats:
Sunday, January 23, 2021
Texas: Hickory Creek Road; Point Vista Road; Turbeville Road; I35E N; SR288; US380; US69; I20 E; US59 S; CR1027
Miles Traveled: 198 Miles
Monday, January 24, 2021
Texas: CR1027; US59 S; US84 E
Louisiana: US84 E; US171 S; I-10 E; SR 383 S; US90 E; SR 101; Lorrain Road
Miles Traveled: 238 Miles
Today, Tuesday, 25th, we woke to more rain and fog so decided to take a little ride and make a few stops for supplies. This area was hit by back to back hurricanes in 2020 and major storms/tornados in 2021. It is very emotional to see how folks have suffered and inspirational on how they continue to persevere. We were here in 2011 and saw some of the devastation from Hurricane Katrina. I don’t know how they do it.
Back home, we decided to take a little walk around the park.
The dock area:
Love the trees:
The Bridge:
We took a little ride earlier in the day and saw a beautiful blue heron – huge animal. Now that we know where the road goes, we may follow it tomorrow.
The campground:
Notice the trees/swamp behind our MH.
Another cool tree:
One of the things we do is try to clean up around our campsite. When I was out picking up some of the trash, I came across what looks like alligator? snake? skins. There were eight of them and looked like they were cleaned and just dumped.
And we found bones..
So we are not going out at night – LOL!
Tomorrow we will be doing more exploring so stay tuned and enjoy today!
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