We had one more sightseeing expedition here. Actually there was a lot more that we wanted to do, but the launch date of our boat Quantum Leap is approaching rapidly and RI is beckoning to us so our time in …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Good Bikin’ One of the things we love about Gulf State Park is being able to bike or to walk on the Hugh S. Branyon Backcountry Trail. Consisting of six trails, totaling nearly 11 miles of paved, multi-use paths, this …
Well, not much happened to write about on our first full day (Wednesday) at Rainbow Plantation – it rained. Good day to focus on those not so favorite chores – cleaning the interior of the beast (me) and preparing our …
