Movin' East - Day 67

Sunday, November 9, Day 67 - eastward into Louisiana.

We left Lewisville this morning at 8:30AM, driving south through Dallas to I-20 East and a fuel stop on I-20, before heading into Louisiana. We did take a few photos of the Dallas skyline as we passed through on I-35E South. Check the web album for those shots. The trip into Louisiana was uneventful, although the scenery along the way was very much different than the parts of Texas we had already driven through. No more flat, wide-open spaces, but, rather, lots of trees, evergreen, mostly, and rolling hills. In all, a nice, easy-on-the-eyes type of drive.

As we crossed into Louisiana (above), we had planned on stopping at the Visitor Center at the first Rest Area, however, it was closed for renovations - they were completely rebuilding it! So, we got off at the next exit, where there were two truck stops, a Love's and a Flying J. We normally stop at the Flying J, but, since Love's had a "Sonic" Drive-up/Eat-in restaurant, we decided to stop in there for lunch, and to walk the dogs. After lunch, since we would not see another Flying J until Baton Rouge, I decided to go across the street to "top off" the tank before continuing.

We arrived at our destination, the "Country Livin' RV Park, in Ajax (or, as our GPS has it, "Marthasville"), LA, at approximately 3:30PM. After getting settled, we immediately got down to doing the laundry, since this WAS a LAUNDRY STOP!! This is a very nice, quite campground, with full hook-ups, free WiFi, laundromat, for only $15.05/nite (Passport America), including tax. We paid $9/nite in Lewisville, but only had water/electric hook-ups.

Tomorrow morning we will continue southward to Baton Rouge and I-10 East. From there, we will head for New Orleans, where we will stay two blocks from Bourbon Street, at the French Quarter RV Resort (another Passport America campground). We have received mailings from the French Quarter RV Resort, and it looks quite beautiful in the photographs, so we are anxious to see it "in person". Also, I have NEVER been to "N'awlins", so I'm anxious to see that city.

Check back tomorrow for any possible photos of our trip to, and landing in New Orleans.

Here's the link to today's web album:

http://picasaweb.google.com/cbenoitiii/ThrTripDay67DrivingIntoLouisiana?authkey=54eD1HzsfIg#