The RV park in Baton Rouge is quite picturesque, with sites circling a stocked fishing lake. A walkway gave us a chance to get up close and personal with the swans, both white and black, that are residents of the lake.
This is the first park on this trip with an off-lease park for the pups. An added bonus were two playmates. The staff had found two dogs and were holding them in the off-lease park until the pet rescue team came.
The weather in Baton Rouge was inclimate (ya, we know - no where near as bad as north of the 49th, but still not conducive to a great deal of sightseeing). As such we did not do alot while here. We did get a round of golf in a Louisiana State University - Geaux Tigers! The course was okay but not as nice as the one at New Mexico State University. That evening we sampled some of the local fare at a seafood restaurant called Mike Anderson's. The food was excellent, the portions huge and the atmosphere relaxing, although I was not game to try the fried alligator appetizer with Jim!
The only field trip this week was a drive along Louisiana's Great River Road. Here you can see a parade of plantations. We stopped at two, a Creole plantation called Laura and a former sugarcane plantation called Oak Alley, named for the 28 beautiful oak trees that line the entrance to the mansion. This picture was taken from the second floor balcony
The grounds of the plantation were very beautiful and contained interesting artifacts from both the pre- and post-Civil War era. Below is a 1928 Ford and to the right is a road grader. Jim noted the grader was required to fix the roads after the Civil War - work formally done by slaves!
There was an abundance of plant life here, many of which I could not identify (quelle surprise!). I found this one particularly interesting. Can anyone identify it?On Saturday we hit the road again and travelled down the I-10 to the town of Slidell located about 25 mins NE of New Orleans. No sooner had we set up camp when the skies opened up and let loose a deluge of rain that lasted for the remainder of the day. Hopefully not an omen of things to come this week.
See y'all next week. Stay warm!
2 comments:
The plant you liked but didn't know the name of is called a Bird of Paradise because of the way the flower looks (like an exotic bird)... We also visited Oak Alley on our honeymoon, when we went to N'Orleans, Orlando and ended with a cruise. There are lots of beautiful plantation houses you can tour around Louisiana.
As we travel in those parts quite a bit we can visualize your travels. If you are still into homes, travelling east on the coast road into Mississippi is Beauvoir which was the home of Confederate President Jefferson Davis. It was pretty beat up during the hurricane but has been restored. Stay safe and have fun.
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