I am sure anyone reading this blog has driven across Texas. It is a long drive. We make it through San Antonio at a good time of the day so the traffic is not terrible. As usual, there is road construction so we have the obligatory slow down on the Interstate to a crawl for about an hour.
We finally got in touch with Jean Lewis. Walt Lewis was my Freshman and Sophomore roomate when I was at the University of Tulsa. Walt was a super guy who had a great impact on me. You may remember that the ATO house had very strict study hall rules. Walt was like the "hall monitor." No one goofed off while Walt was around. And, everyone made their grades. He was one of those petroleum majors and spent his entire working life with Exxon. Walt and Jean visited us several times over the years, in Arizona, Mississippi, Louisiana and Florida. Sadly, Walt passed away a few years ago.
We had tried to call Jean but didn't get an answer or answering machine. We emailed her but didn't get a response. So as we neared the Texas hill country between Waco, Austin and San Antonio where they had a ranch, I decided to give Jean another call. Got her! She was in Hawaii with their daughter, Elizabeth. Elizabeth's husband is in the military and they are stationed there. So, we were glad to make contact with Jean and to learn she is happy visiting her family in Hawaii.
The Schulenburg RV Park was just fine and we spent the night without unhooking Fiona. No pics. Just a convenient stop in the road as we make our way back to Florida.
October 24, 2014 Friday Schulenburg, Texas to Lafayette, Louisiana
We got an early start out of Schulenburg and we tried to call for an RV site in Baton Rouge. We called the place where we started our journey; the Farr Equestrian and RV Park. But, they had told me when we were there in August that they are sold out for LSU football games years in advance. The park is very near Tiger Stadium.
If we could get somewhere near Baton Rouge we may be able to pull off a visit with our friends, Al and Jean Burns, Joy Schurr and our accountant/friend, Ann Pettiss. And Lib's cousin, Kitty Kuhnert and her husband Ed live near Baton Rouge. But, it wasn't to be. We called as far out as Denham Springs and the word was always the same: "You kidding? We have a ballgame in Tiger Stadium this weekend." LSU was playing one of their big rival games: Ole Miss. So we finally got a place about 60 miles east of Baton Rouge in Lafayette. The KOA there had super ratings and, as we found out, the ratings were well deserved. We wanted a nice place to stop for a couple of days, hook up the satellite TV and watch the ballgames, rest, read, etc. The KOA fit the bill.
October 25, 2014 Saturday Lafayette, Louisiana
It was a beautiful day so we set out the chairs and unfurled Cream Puff's awning. We did some chores, ran some errands and watched the evening ballgames. LSU upset Ole Miss, Bama beat the Vols. The SEC race is really getting interesting this year.
The campsites are along a lake. Maggie loved the ducks and there were the usual dogs being walked by Cream Puff. One lady has four Yorkies!
We enjoyed our stopover in Lafayette. We laughed as we were reminded of our days in Louisiana. The signs read "Boudin, Cracklins, and Clean Bath Rooms!" Who wouldn't want to stop after seeing that sign?
We touched base with family members. Linda is fine in Montgomery and French and Carolyn are getting ready for a cruise through the Panama Canal. We plan on seeing them before they leave on their trip next week. Our good friend, Bob Douglas is off to San Francisco to see his new grandson.
One more day on the road!
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