AUGUST 2010

September 06, 2010 • Leave a Comment

AUGUST 2010

We left home on August 22 and our first stop was Fort Clinch at Fernandina Beach. Actually our first stop was on I-95 when we had a blowout on a trailer tire. Tom quickly changed it and we were on our way.

Other than a little rain, the weather was beautiful for our 3 days at Fort Clinch State Park. We stayed at the beach campground and were in time to see a submarine returning to Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base.


Boardwalk from RV sites to the beach.

Inlet with Cumberland Island, GA in background.

Sub returning to Kings Bay.

One of several sub escorts which included helicopters sweeping the area.

From Ft. Clinch we headed west to stay a few days with friends, Clarence, Dot and Sue, in MS. What a treat. Though we had rain nearly everyday, we were wined and dined nonstop. Every evening we played cards or dominoes. We finally had to leave to rest up.

Dot, Clarence, Sue & Jeanie.

We wanted to go to Lafayette, LA, for Cajun food. We stopped here briefly on our trip last year and wanted to come back. Clarence told us about a new RV resort in the area, so we pulled in. Unfortunately, they were booked up for the weekend due to the Labor Day holiday. Now, we can travel all over the U.S. and never make a reservation, so we often forget that certain holidays can be troublesome - Memorial Day, July 4, and Labor Day

Pouches (Poo shays) Fish-N-Camp RV Campground

We ate out a lot and enjoyed great Cajun cuisine. We found out you can go out for breakfast, listen to a live Zydeco (that small accordion like instrument) band and dance. Yes, I'm talking about all of the above at 8:30 in the morning.

Cajun dancing to a live band at 8:30 A.M. at Cafe Des Amis in Breaux Bridge, LA.

Local color in Breaux Bridge, LA (near Lafayette).

We enjoyed visiting Avery Island, where Tabasco Sauce is made and bottled. They have a gift shop where you can get yourself Tabasco or Jalapeno ice cream. Yum.

McIlhenny Tabasco plant on Avery Island.

Tom got some interesting photos in Rayne, the city of frog murals.

Frog mural in Rayne, LA

Besides murals, Rayne claims to have the only Christian cemetery in the U.S. where the graves are laid north/south. Evidently graves are usually laid east/west so the souls can rise with the sun.

St. Joseph's Cemetery, Rayne, LA.

St. Joseph's Cemetery, graves laid north/south.

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