Lake Charles, LA

White Oak Park April 10

We got here April 7th. This is such a sweet place: 12 pull through roomy sites, each with a picnic table, fire pit and American flag. Mostly locals use this city/county park. The manager is on site in a house and does rounds twice a day in his golf cart. There’s also a boat launch.

There are 3 great birding areas nearby. We went to one of them yesterday afternoon. Pintail Wildlife Refuge. It’s about a mile loop with loads of gators and purple gallinules.

We took pictures but the internet has been dicey here. The plug on the Starlink broke so we are using T-Mobile and it doesn’t have the same juice so Vic hasn’t been able to edit the photos.

I-10 in LA is really awful especially through Baton Rouge. We met people at our last stop that warned construction was bad on I-10 and we should take 90. We tried 90 and decided it was the pits and we’d take our chances on I-10. It was Sunday so no workmen but also no evidence of any construction at all! So the question is what’s up with those fellow travelers ?!

Also what’s up with No rest stops on I-10 in LA?!

Instead of 7-11 convenience store they have Grab ‘n Geaux lol.

This morning we were up at 4 am watching the weather channel. There were thunderstorms predicted and possible tornadoes. We got a notification there was a tornado warning so we grabbed Zoe and went to the concrete block restroom and waited it out. There is a nice metal portico attached to the bathrooms so we could stand outside under cover for some of it. We had lightening and rain but no tornado thankfully.

Louisiana mosquitos are vicious – I have about 20 bites that itch but also feel like they are on fire. Ugh. I am not a fan of this state. Cortisone-10.

Tomorrow we are staying one night in Houston then a few days in Buda and visiting my dear friend Margo and family.