Living the Retirement RV Dream
May 18, 2023 I noticed a sign at the intersection of US 90 and Louisiana 95 for Wortman Pottery. It was one of the point of interest signs put up by the county. On Saturday (May 13), Bruce drove the truck to Potters Road, following Google maps. It was a short distance, about a mile […]
Read More Pottery Shop About a Mile and Half from Frog City RV Park in LouisianaMay 13, 2023 Yesterday, Bruce was wondering if there was something I wanted to do. I suggested the Cypress Island Preserve. The Cypress Island Preserve is part of The Nature Conservancy organization. https://www.nature.org/en-us/get-involved/how-to-help/places-we-protect/cypress-island/. It is 9,500 acres of cypress-tupelo swamp and bottomland hardwood forest habitat. I suggested we go in the truck due to the […]
Read More Cypress Island Preserve, East of Lafayette, LouisianaMay 5, 2023 After we walked through the small greenhouse, the next part of the tour was the Tabasco Barrel Museum. Just a few steps away from the Tabasco Barrel Museum, is a view into one of the warehouses that stores barrels full of the Tabasco pepper mash. Notice the salt on top of the […]
Read More Tabasco Tour on Avery Island, Louisiana – Part 2May 4, 2024 For many years, I have wanted to go to Avery Island and tour the Tabasco Factory. This was the year I got to do the Tabasco tour! We road the motorcycle to Avery Island. There is a gate to let you on the island. They give you a parking pass at the […]
Read More Tabasco Tour on Avery Island, Louisiana – Part 1May 1, 2023 As both us were feeling almost back to normal, we decided to go for a short hike/walk. In looking at the map, Acadiana Park was close by and it got good reviews. It is a city park of 150 acres with 6 miles of trails and a campground. http://naturestation.org/pages/about-us Since they allow […]
Read More Acadiana Park in Lafayette, LouisianaApril 21, 2023 On Sunday (April 16), we woke late due to the thunderstorm during the night. The campground has a free breakfast every Saturday and Sunday. We got dressed and headed over to try the breakfast. They had run out of waffle batter and sausage. Bruce fried an egg while I made toast for […]
Read More Boudin Festival in Scott, LouisianaApril 16, 2023 On Wednesday (April 12), we drove to the Oasis Travel Center down the road to fill up the truck with diesel. It is an amusing place and the Derailed Dinner has tasty food. On Thursday (April 13), we started our checklist. While Bruce was outside, one of our neighbors stopped by and […]
Read More Broke Camp and Headed Out for an Overnight Stay at a Harvest Host in MississippiApril 14, 2023 On Friday (April 7), our friends Rick and Mary had us over for lunch in their RV. I made sourdough crackers to take as a hostess gift. We walked over to the Styx River RV Resort that they were staying in. It is right next to the Riverside RV Resort we are […]
Read More Invite to Lunch by FriendsApril 13, 2023 On Monday (April 10), there was a knocking on our door. A new friend, Ann, from across the road stopped by to ask us, in her charming Irish accent, if we’d like to join them for a ride. That sounded fun to us. The weather was beautiful, sunny skies in the 60s […]
Read More A Ride with Friends to Fairhope, ALApril 11, 2023 It poured rain most of Saturday (April 8, 2023), so we spent the day inside the RV instead of going to the Strawberry Festival, On Sunday, the rain had stopped. It was a cool (in the 50s degrees F) day. I still wanted to go to the Strawberry Festival at the Loxley […]
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