By noon, we had finished the Tabasco factory tour but our sightseeing at Avery Island wasn’t done yet. Our next stop was the nearby Jungle Gardens. The second son of Edmond McIlhenny, Edward “Ned” McIlhenny, born in 1872, was an …
Who doesn’t have a bottle of Tabasco sauce in their cupboard? We certainly do in fact we have several. And even if you don’t have a bottle in your own cupboard, you see that little red bottle squeezed between the …
Yep, it was April 2nd and it was time to move again! Where to next? We wanted to explore more of Louisiana so we were headed about 2 hours west of Westwego to Charendon, LA where we had made reservations …
Guess we didn’t get our fill of swamps or creepy crawly things yet! After our day visiting the Barataria Preserve section of the Jean Lafitte National Park on Monday, before heading back to the beast we made a stop at …
Monday, the 31st dawned with the promise of bright sunny skies and warmer temps. Not complaining but during the months that we have been in the south, we have had abnormally cool (sometimes even cold) temps. Temps in the 50’s …
Well, here we were our first night at Bayou Segnette State Park and it rained and rained and rained some more! In fact, it rained all night. Fortunately the next morning we awoke to sunshine but it looked like we …
Ah, yes, it was March 28th and it was time to leave the cute little town of Bay St. Louis and head for our next stop Bayou Segnette State Park in Westwego, LA. I think we must have a big …
Little did we know when we decided to stay in Bay St. Louis, that in 2013, it had been named the “Coolest Small Town in America” by Budget Travel Magazine and that Coastal Magazine named it one of the top …
Well, all good things must come to an end! And our stay at Gulf State Park finally did on the morning of March 26th. It was time for us to head out to our next destination, Hollywood Casino RV Park …
Now this was a really fun day! On Thursday, March 20th, Linda, Herb, Rob and I took a Cold Mil Fleet Dolphin Tour out of Orange Beach. This year it is $20/person (and still worth every penny) but we found …
