Slowly Exiting Texas

We actually did manage to leave Fun N Sun by 8:15 am on Tuesday April 5. We were heading for San Luis Pass County Park – which is located in Freeport, TX – a beach community connected to Galveston by a toll bridge. Getting here was an interesting drive, as we stuck mainly to Texas’ system of farm roads. These are actually in better shape than most Ontario roads!! But since our trip took us through some really isolated and destitute communities we were glad we did the trip in the daylight. Our campground was right on the water! What a view out of our windows – but what a chorus of gulls! Can’t wait to hear the choir tomorrow morning!!

There are lots of fishermen in the park with some lovely boats. We were hoping to find a fish market or snack bar to try the local fish but when we asked the park ranger for suggestions, he suggested driving 15 miles to Galveston or 14 miles back to Surfside Beach. Since we have a lot of driving ahead of us, we opted for a walk around the park and then cooked our own dinner.

We certainly didn’t need the air conditioning – by 7 pm it was around 65 degrees – just 30 degrees less than Monday evening.

Wednesday morning we awoke to the sun rising over the water. Our bird choir got cranked up and the local fishermen were busy at the water’s edge. What a peaceful morning. After breakfast we headed over the bridge to Galveston Island. We drove miles and miles along the ocean, passing hundreds of homes perched up on stilts (to keep from being flooded by the ocean). We drove right through Galveston and onto a ferry that took us to Bolivar peninsula. The ferry is free,

and driving along the ocean on Bolivar peninsula was breathtaking – although the signs of the latest hurricane were obvious and numerous. It still amazes us how the state of Texas allows private developers to build private homes – some even mansions right on the beach in the path of destruction.




We said good bye to the state of Texas and headed into Louisiana. Our destination was the Poche Plantation Resort which is located between Baton Rouge and New Orleans on the Mississippi river. Our GPS estimated a 3:30 pm arrival time – but thanks to the road / bridge construction in LA, we arrived around 8pm. The sun set within 15 minutes of our arrival – and the hungry plantation mosquitoes couldn’t wait to get into our RV. We will have to explore this park in the morning – hopefully without the bugs.



We are off to New Orleans this morning! There is French Quarter Music Festival taking place all weekend, so we will get to see New Orleans in a party mood.