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| Back on the road and what should be an easy interstate journey to Lafayette First we must cross The Mighty Mississippi....... |
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| All of today's photos are taken from the cab of the truck by the chief navigator !! If there is any blurriness blame it on the road surface ! |
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| We left Baton Rouge on the I-12 for a few miles before merging back onto the I-10 |
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| This is part of the 18 mile long elevated section of the I-10 It passes over the Atchafalaya (pronounced "uh-cha-fuh-lie-uh") Basin Trucks are restricted to 55 mph so we have us a convoy ! Of course as with truck drivers all over the world some are a law unto themselves...... |
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| The Atchafalaya Basin covers nearly 1 million acres stretching 100 miles North to South and is the largest and last great river-basin swamp in North America |
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| We stopped at the State Welcome Centre which is about 5 miles from the end of the elevated section and watched a really excellent film (it felt like being back at Disney) about the Basin and area. There is an area for free overnight RV parking (with security) and several swamp boat tours go from here.........we pass on that today but maybe if we pass back along this route. We have done a similar tour in Orlando some years ago So onto our campsite at Scott, probably about the bumpiest ride so far on our travels (we were warned the roads are not good) about 20 miles from Lafayette and conveniently near the I-10 to find out what Boudin and Cracklin are all about. We guessed cracklin but Boudin seems to be a Louisiana haggis ! I was pleased to discover that my carefully packed cupboards survived the journey, even the wine and whisky were not too shaken......... |
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