Day 51 – No rain yet? We woke up at 6:45 a.m., still overcast, windy, 78 degrees, humidity 91%, the air is still really thick. Google now says it’s gonna rain and become less humid but now it’s not happening till later today. This (below) is what happens when it’s too humid.
All we can do is sleep in this heat!
Day 50 – Week Eight begins today, and we’re at the halfway point of this trip. If it wasn’t for doing this blog, we’d have completely lost track of time. Halfway through & we definitely know we love doing this (what’s not to love?). Life is short, enjoy it while you can. OMMM….
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Day 49 – We were awakened at 5:30 a.m. by heavy rain, wind, and lots of lightening (76 degrees). We had a tornado watch, not warning, and it wasn’t “imminent” like the last one. It rained on & off thru the morning, then the clouds were gone along with the humidity. Lovely day. We wanted to go to the beach but the path nearest to us was flooded so we drove to the fishing pier which goes out into the Gulf. SO many birds! Rob is having a field day with the camera. There’s an observation tower, too, so in addition to all the birds, we have pictures of the surrounding area. Also, spent some time at the display reading about the history of Grand Isle. I did some research later & yes, those are probably remnants of the BP oil spill on the beach. The oil spill was 42 miles off the Louisiana coast, not far east of here. A local fisherman said in a blog post that fishing in these local waters had resumed Dec. 2014, four years after the spill but his shrimp catch was down by 50%. Considering that fishing (and oil) are obviously what support the people in Southern Louisiana, four years is a really long time to be without your only known way of making money.
Day 48 – We got up at 7 a.m. figuring we’d be hanging around here for awhile because check in time at our next campground wasn’t until 2 p.m. 68 degrees, humid & cloudy. But the sky was getting darker and it was looking more stormy by the minute; we checked the weather situation and decided we should go ahead and move on out. We need to travel 2 to 3 hours south of the New Orleans area.
Day 47 – HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HELEN!!!!! WE HOPE IT’S PURRFECT!!!!!
Got up at 6:30 a.m., the kids were already hanging out at the playground area. 60 degrees and sunny, not a cloud in the sky. Rob took a bike ride and the girls are happily sleeping in various windows enjoying the breeze. Except for Pixie who is on the floor, enjoying my shoes.
Pixie
Day 46 – We have time to kill this morning because we can’t check in to our next campground until 2 p.m., and our drive should take between 2 and 3 hours. No need to rush out this time. 7 a.m., 56 degrees, sunny & no longer humid, gorgeous out. We added Mississippi to our State sticker map and sat around reading until time to depart. As we were getting ready to go, two Mississippi Sandhill Cranes flew NOISILY over the campground; they make funny noises as they fly.
