We were right next to a Bayou in New Iberia, a perfect breeding ground for mosquitoes. When we arrived, they attacked us relentlessly. The only way we could get any relief was to saturate ourselves with Deep Woods Off. If you have never had to spray yourself with this, consider yourself lucky. Not only is it smelly, it leaves such a sticky residue on your skin, I wondered if it wouldn't be better to just go without it. After the cold front arrived though, I only found one mosquito. She is no longer with us, as she decided the perfect resting place was on my white window blind.
Today, we drove 95 miles to Port Allen, LA, just on the outskirts of Baton Rouge. The grounds are nice, a large gravel field, so if it does rain, there will be no chance of us getting stuck. We also have all the amenities of home...a 30 amp camper hookup for electricity & a direct hookup for water. We have had good luck so far on this part of the tour with being able to find city power & not rely on generators, which is a wonderful thing considering the price of gas. Also, my generator died about 3 weeks ago, so I will have to find an alternate generator to use whenever there is not city power.
I have had a chance to sightsee some of the towns that we have been in but there was one town in particular that had a wonderful church steeple. Here is a picture of it:
The steeple was on the First Episcopal Church in Port Gibson, MS. The hand was designed with one finger pointing to Heaven. It truly inspired me. There were also many Antebellum homes that I got to see. Here is a photo of the grandest one:
I had a great time seeing these fantastic homes. I hope in the future that I can see more. It's almost time for the second show of the evening so it's time for me to run.
Until later, God Bless, see you down the road.
