2013 Lap around the USA

[john.waters]

Day 10 – Sunday 19th May 2013 – Galveston Texas – La Place, Louisiana - 344 Miles

Spending our last night in Texas on the coast was a change from the hot few nights previous. Texas was a fantastic drive and looking forward to a little bit more when on the final leg of Route 66.

Not being sure of the best way to get to New Orleans from Galveston a resident of the RV Park gave us some directions that not only saved us time, but a scenic drive as well.
We ended up taking the free ferry ride across to Port Arthur before picking up I10.
We were chosen by security at the Ferry Port for a security check. They had a good look through our van and belongings as well as Passports etc.
The good side to this is that we were given priority loading onto the ferry, so got to go around all the waiting vehicles and on the first ferry to leave.





Back on the Interstate and it wasn’t long before we were crossing into Louisiana and we started to notice all sorts of road kill. They turned out to be young alligators and armadillos.It wasnt long before it was a common thing alongside the road.
Came up behind this truck being towed backwards. I had this urge to yell out load and wake my wife.Then I came to my sences and thought of the consequences.




I had read on the forum about a great café in Lafayette called the Blue Dog Café and worth a stop off for some great local dining.
Unfortunately our timing was out so we missed out on lunch and the café was closed for the day.


We continued along our way for the remainder of the day just enjoying the scenery. We didn’t want to go too far as we wanted to visit Oak Alley Plantation the next day so decided on a free camp and pulled up at a Pilot Truck Stop at La Place, Louisiana.

We purchase some Internet access, fuel for the van and our dinner before asking if we could park overnight .A good way of getting approval to stay overnight.

The night was very hot and steamy so sleeping in our little van was uncomfortable so we spent a lot of time inside the Truck stop catching up with family and friends on the internet.
We were really looking forward to a few days in a motel in New Orleans.