Author: Mike Pekrul

First, a big welcome to a new subscriber, Darian, a friend from Children’s. Hi Darian! 😁😁 Today we went to Gator Chateau in Jennings, Louisiana. Worth a stop if you happen to be passing by that way, but not so much if it takes you more than 15 minutes out of your way. On the…

Packed up the house at Palmetto Island State Park, west of N’Awlins (New Orleans, for all you non-travelers 😆). The park had some good and a little not so good. GREAT place for riding the bikes, ok place for trail walking (not hiking, I don’t hike), and paddling, but mosquitoes in February? Not so good.…

Today we went to Avery Island, home of the McIlhenny Co, makers of Tobasco sauce. Founded in 1868 by an out of work banker, it’s been making the sauce the same way with the same recipe for 157 years. It’s also the ONLY factory that makes Tobasco sauce. They have farms growing the peppers in…

Went paddling again (the weather is fabulous today!) Took the ‘yaks out into the creepy swamp of doom. Lots of underbrush, lots of animal sign, but didn’t see anything beyond some inquisitive turtles. Still no alligators. ☹️ Spending more time today on maintenance after those crappy roads yesterday. Did I mention the sucky roads here?…

We left Buccaneer State Park in Mississippi this morning heading for our new campsite in Louisiana. I had always heard that roads in LA were bad, so as we entered the state I was kinda on edge. I started thinking “hey, this isn’t bad”. The worst of it were the transitions from road to bridge…

Went to the local Farmers Market this morning. Note to self: never go to the grocery store or the farmers market when you’re hungry. 😵‍💫 Our best score were pickles! We tried a sample and they were awesome, so we bought a jar. As we walked around more, we both kept on thinking of those…

Went out last night, dinner, a few cocktails, a live band and dancing. Susanne is a wild spinning ball of energy when the music gets in her. I just hang on and try to keep up. 😄 Place is called Tripletails in Bay St.Louis, Mississippi. Great waterfront district, lots of restaurants, shops and bars. I…

Woke up early this morning, noises coming from up on the rooftop, and it’s the wrong time of year to be reindeer. Dang squirrels running up and down the RV and then trying to dig into my front air conditioner. I banged on the ceiling a few times, and on the bottom of the AC…

Moving day today, only a two hour drive. Leaving Meaher State Park near Mobile AL and following the coast into Mississippi. Meaher is pretty nice, not much to it, but location location location as they say. Great view out into the bay, and close to services and Mobile. And walking in the marsh after dark…

Today we went to the USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park. That is one ginormous boat! We walked all over that thing and still probably only saw 10% of it. I had been on a WW2 aircraft carrier, but never a battleship. The US Navy donated it to the state of Alabama under the condition that…