Water seems to be incorporated into my recent adventures. After our trip to Houma and points south, Linda and I headed to New Orleans. Again we decided to use the less traveled roads and followed the old highway (Highway 61) into New Orleans; stopping along the way to see the sights. The highway passes through the Western Maurepas Swamp Wildlife Management Area. The water gave us a serene and peaceful driving atmosphere.
Water, art, and spirit…
Often the adventure is just as exciting as the destination and so it was with my trip to Houma, LA for a retreat at the Lumen Christi Retreat Center. My sister, Linda, flew in from Colorado and we headed out to Houma, LA with the intention to sightsee along the way. In South LA water is everywhere – rivers, bayous, lakes, swamps, estuaries and finally the gulf itself. So water became the theme of our adventure. This was not intentional, it just happened.
What do you do when you return to a previously visited location?
As members of the C’est la Vie Camping Club, February was our month to host the campout. We were looking for someplace new, yet not too far away from the Baton Rouge/Lafayette area. Clearwater RV Park in Carriere, MS came to mind so we
step out of the C’est la Vie box and planned a trip to Mississippi. Clearwater RV Park had been our home in September 2010 and having enjoyed the park and the area, we thought the club would also enjoy a visit.
Is he watching us as we are watching him? We wondered this as we watched the huge bird perched at the very top of the tallest tree in the area. It was a bare tree, dead, no leaves, yet tall as if it were there just for him. Yes, no mistake about it, the white head gave him away – an American Bald Eagle. He was a huge majestic creature and a rarity for us to witness. As we watched, he flew off with his gigantic wing spread – we stood in awe. Continue reading
McComb, MS – What happened to Kentwood, LA? We generally are where we are staying by 2:00 p.m., but knowing we had only a short drive from Baton to Kentwood, we did not leave Baton Rouge until 1:30 p.m. Arriving at the park in Kentwood, LA, we realized this was not the park for us! By now it was 3:30 p.m. and we had no place to stay and no idea where we would stay. Continue reading
Farr Park 2009
Baton Rouge, LA – The first leg of this RV adventure began at Farr Park in Baton Rouge, LA, the weekend before Thanksgiving 2010. We met friends for tailgating for the LSU – Ole Miss Football Game. Farr Park is just south of LSU on the River Road and is perfect for tailgating. Continue reading
Tickfaw State Park — Birds chirping, wind rustling in the trees, and a beautiful blue sky, what more could you want for relaxation. That is what we experienced and more at Tickfaw State Park in Springfield, LA. Our time spent at the park was very relaxing and that is exactly what we needed.
“Feel the wheels rumblin’ ‘neath the floor”. Where will the rails take us – a grandchild’s birthday party, a short vacation on the rails, going home after a family visit, for me it was a reunion with my sisters in Elgin, Tx. It was the adventure not the destination for me riding the rails. Continue reading
You’ve heard the chant of Tiger Stadium:
$T-$I-$G-$E-$R-$$!
GEAUX TIGER$!
GEAUX DOLLAR$!
We decided this year we needed to get back to basics and begin to look around for a more down to earth football team where football was more community, honor, pride and sportsmanship. So, bye-bye Big Business College Football LSU (we sold our season tickets) and enter the Itawamba Community College Indians from Fulton, MS. A friend is the Offensive Coordinator for the Itawamba Indians and so we hitched up Cajunville and headed north to the matchup between the Indians and the Pearl River Community College Wildcats in Poplarville, MS. Continue reading
Rabbits are everywhere! Where did they come from and what are they doing in the middle of a cosmopolitan area? We were in Bayou Segnette State Park in Westwego, Louisiana across the Mississippi River from New Orleans. The rabbits were the first thing we noticed driving into the RV Park section. A Park Ranger told us the rabbits have few predators and lots of feeding ground. There was a fox in the area until Wildlife and Fisheries relocated him to the Northshore of Lake Pontchartrain. Every so often Coyotes will come through the park and get a few rabbits. We enjoyed watching the rabbits feed and play. In fact, we could get within four or five feet of the rabbits before they scampered off. At one point we counted 75 rabbits before we decided to stop counting. Continue reading
