Hello Samantha dear, I hope you're doing fine......
If you are a Garth Brooks fan you will immediately know what city we drove through yesterday morning. Sad to say there were no monumental landmarks for me to take a photo of, on the highway. Regardless, Baton Rouge was an easy passage and we elected to stay outside of New Orleans. Was I curious, of course but after Houston I was a bit suspicious about the magnitude of traffic we might encounter.
We made a stop at the largest Bass Pro Shop that I have ever seen. It was like the clouds opened up and sucked my husband in. Remember the wonder of the Sears Wishbook, when you were a child? That was the look on Steph's face as we entered. 2 levels of every conceivable item one could want for any outdoor activity as well a Bayou replica. They even had critters in their Bayou. We saw ducks, turtles, fish, a giant snapping turtle, all living there.
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The "marsh"
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We ended the day in a little town called Slidell, Louisiana. Great little town, with nice people and a Cracker Barrel. If you have never been to Cracker Barrel, just go. If you have been, you know what I am talking about.
We were tired yesterday, stayed in a no-tell motel and had no wifi. So suffice to say I did not get a chance to blog or load photos. It did mean that we got a good rest and were able to gas up and hit the road early today and passed through a small section of Mississippi. Most of Louisiana and some of Mississippi, the highway is literally on stilts for miles and miles over the Bayou. There is no getting off of it, no fuel stops etc..
Then it was a Dixieland Delight, kind of day, through Alabama. The roadkill was less interesting than the 8 foot gator that had been hit in Louisiana, but none the less armadillos are clearly not speedy creatures. Also, first time I have seen a wild hog and he must not have been very fast either. A short trek through Florida and we were heading North!
Next thing you know, we were way down yonder, on the Chatahoochee! I would like to remind you that we are accustomed to warmth, and I attest that it is not hotter than a hoochie coochie. It is getting chillier by the state, as we continue North. Today I realized that I took all my "warmer" clothes back to NB when I was there in March. A Walmart stop may be a requirement by the time we get through the Carolinas. LOL
Tonight are just outside of Savannah, Georgia. We travelled some very rural areas today and enjoyed the view. We have a stocked cooler and snack basket in the truck, so we stop when we feel like it, or when we need fuel. Usually we choose our hotels close to the highway, with a restaurant close by. It is nice to be able to stretch our legs by walking to dinner. Tomorrow we will hit the I95, which means stopping when we get tired instead of calculated stopping points. We have 1, maybe 2 adventures left to go on our route.
Until tomorrow,
Gigi
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