Now this is what I’m talkin about! Woke up this morning (way to early again) to a 73 degree outside temp and a nice ocean breeze coming in the tiny windows next to our bed. After waiting out a brief rain shower, we took the dogs for a walk right about dawn. Fantastic.
After day 2 in a mudpit, and day 1 in a basic campground, I asked my friends in the Entegra Coach Owners Group on Facebook if anyone knew of a nice RV Resort between Hattiesburg and Houston? It didn’t take long for a couple people to suggest Cajun Palms RV Resort. This place is First Class. Big spacious concrete sites, very wide, easy to get in and out of, plenty of paved patio space. Unfortunately the pool, water park, spa, and poolside bar were closed for the winter. I’d love to come back here when all the amenities were open. Maybe we’ll do that in the spring? The “upper deck bar and grille” were open, doing a big New Years Weekend thing.
We decided to skip the planned leftovers, and went to Pat’s Fishermans wharf Restaurant nearby in Henderson. Pat’s is a cool and kind of eclectic place, out at the edge of town across a bridge, right on the bayou. They have a really big spread there, much closed for the season, shops and touristy things that I would have loved to explore. Again, a return trip with more time is in order. They made a decent and strong Margarita, and I had the:
Creole Shrimp Dinner…………………………….$25.95
(Caught on Shrimp Boat Patrick)
Fried, Boiled, Cocktail, Cup of Gumbo, Etouffee over Rice,
Pie, Stuffed Bell Pepper, Boulette and Hush Puppies
This was a BUNCH of food. I only left behind 1 cold cocktail shrimp and half a hushpuppie.
The staff at Pat’s were very accommodating to Carol’s allergies. A Cajun seafood place is tough when you are allergic to gluten and seafood! The dining room manager worked with Carol to produce a very tasty Chicken and baked potato dinner, and so far the next morning, Carol has no sign of being poisoned, so that’s beyond good.
This was a short day at only 230 miles. I took the long / scenic route, stayed on I10 around and through New Orleans. The causeway’s next to the lake and through the swamps were extremely cool, though they woulda been better if the world weren’t still socked in. Visibility was around 500 feet, but it was clear in the city itself. We saw the Superdome, and sat in some traffic even though the game had all ready started. We pulled into Cajun RV at 2:15, and had some time to relax as well as nice surroundings to relax in. I even pulled out our comfy chairs, opened up the outside TV, and we sat on the patio and watched some of the Bears game!
While we were hear, we struck Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana on our States Visited Map.
The Bears won, and we woke up to a nice ocean breeze and 70 degree temps! It was great to sleep with out windows open. We walked the dogs at dawn, between some passing showers. Today we’ll roll to Houston, and driveway surf at Cousin Ann’s place. It will be 250 miles, maybe a 4 hour drive.
