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
Ferriday, LA – “Great Balls of Fire”
What could possibly attract us to the small town of Ferriday, LA? How about, ”Jerry Lee Lewis’ birthplace and drive through liquor store?” I mean, come on, how do you get close to Ferriday and not go? Ok, so it was not just the drive through liquor store which attracted us, hence we began at the Delta Music Museum. Originally the Ferriday Museum, build to highlight the three famous cousins of Ferriday, Jerry Lee Lewis, Mickey Gilley, and Rev. Jimmy Swaggart, the museum is now a state museum. All about music, it has a Hall of Fame honoring Mississippi Delta musicians from Memphis to New Orleans. Continue reading
Mullet Point Parking Area
A while back, we decided to begin bike riding for exercise and for the most part we enjoy the exercise, being outdoors, doing something together, and hopefully benefiting from the activity. We ordered two bikes from Wally World (more on that in another post) and mountied two Thule Low Rider Bike Mounts on the bed of the truck just behind the headache rack — thus began our adventure. Continue reading
Bristol, LA – Sometimes the journey is more important than the destination. So it was today. The Cest la Vie Camping Club was having their annual crawfish boil this weekend at Leo’s RV Park in Bristol, LA. Bristol is just a fork in the road and Leo’s is a very small RV Park with a very large clubhouse and outdoor pavilion. We (John and Laurie) were not able to camp for the weekend yet decided to drive over for the Crawfish Boil on Saturday, April 17, 2010. Between Port Allen and Bristol is the Atchafalaya Basin and the Butte La Rose (Small Rose Hill) Visitor Center. The Visitor Center is worth a stop anytime one is passing by. The 5,856 square foot Visitor Center resembles a south Louisiana home including a huge front porch and gazebo. The Center serves as a cultural history museum with information on the Atchafalaya Basin Swamp, South Louisiana culture and the geographic region, featuring exhibits, animatronics and a video theatre presentation. The center offers the best coffee around and has rockers that beckons one to sit and sip coffee.
