Day 3 Texas trip

Feb 27
Long day of driving.   Lunch at Huddle House hit the spot with better food than we expected.   Across Mississippi and into Louisiana where the roads were surprisingly bumpy.   Some sections of I 10 consisted of miles of pier supported "bridge" over the swamps.   We seemed to have the knack of arriving in the larger cities at rush hour.   We need to plan our timing better.

We finally reached our goal... Palmetto Island State Park.... and we are confronted with a sign stating that the campground is closed due to construction.   Argh!   What to do?   Camp here anyway.   Very nice campground and facilities.   Wish we could stay longer as originally planned.

GPS giving a reading of 0 feet above seal level in Louisiana.   It was a bit dubious and occasionally had us well below sea level.  Needless to say it was  low and wet.

Illegal? camping

Ranger came by and said it was OK to stay one night.  Beautiful night 68F, clear skies.... Note Orion is much higher in the sky down here.  Fireflies, (and mosquitos, but not many), coyotes calling, Barred owl calling... and no more marathon driving for a while.

The road leading into Palmetto Is. S.P.