The burning SUV didn't look like it was the result of an accident, but it doesn't matter how it started, it was awful to drive by. The traffic on that side of the highway was at a standstill and the fire trucks trying to respond were as stuck as everyone else was. They couldn't move. We can only hope that no one was in the vehicle....
Our route took us over the mighty, muddy Mississipi River north of New Orleans and on probably 40 miles of raised highway over the deep swampland of the Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge.
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| Mississippi River at Baton Rouge |
It was good to be moving again, even though it was a fairly long driving day. We've stopped for the night in Henderson, Louisiana at a private campground that is fairly empty at this time of year. Its a good place to spend the night and for the first time in many weeks we can sleep without the air conditioner!
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| the campground even provided a Mallard escort to our site |
Tomorrow we'll continue on to the Sandy Creek COE campground just west of Jasper, Texas.
Those trees in the water looked weird. Springtime high water??? Glad to see you back in travel mode!
ReplyDeleteOk....finally getting to some different states! Frankly, I was getting restless with just florida. Nice to be on the move again. Cute little escort you got. Good service.
ReplyDeleteIt would be strange to drive over water for that long I think - more like being on a ferry. Water has certainly been your theme thus far :-) Hopefully they thought to call for another fire truck to come from the other direction..... We passed a crew cleaning up debris yesterday as well - nothing but charcoal and a metal frame left. Sad and scary. Hope they're paying the mallards lots of yummy treats for their good service - much cuter than the golf carts other places use :-)
ReplyDeleteYeah. Glad you are off and running. We are looking forward to seeing the route you take to Jasper. Safe travels.
ReplyDeleteVery scary to see that fire. Glad you're finally moving West again!! Sunshine and dry are waiting for you out here.
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I love Jodee's statement about water being your theme lately:) So true! So glad to see you actually got to move out of the state of Florida...yes!! It's always so sad to see any accidents on the roadway. Hope everyone got safely. Love, love the new header with the new Jeep:) Where was the photo taken? What adorable guides to take you to your site:)
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