Day 13 - Wednesday, December 11 - Brookhaven, MS to Lake Charles, LA

 It rained some last night and we had 30 mph winds, Today the weather was beautiful. The early morning temperature was in the low 40's. During the day it warmed up to a sunny 59 degrees. 

We only travelled 230 miles today, from Brookhaven, MS to the White Oak RV Park near Lake Charles, LA. We stayed here before and wanted to stay here again. The sites have water and 50 amp but no sewers. There is a conveniently located dump station. It is a great deal for only $12/night. We plan on staying two nights. We are 485 miles from our final destination, Lakewood RV Resort, Harlingen, TX.

Traffic was heavy but it seemed to be far worse in the eastbound lanes. We only had one significant slow down in the west bound lanes. An old school bus, with West Virginia plates, was holding a steady 50 mph. It looked like it was packed full of household belongings. A car, also with West Virginia plates, was following behind it. All the west bound traffic had only one lane to use. 

Crossing the Mississippi in Baton Rouge.

Note the ship being loaded.

I would love to have been able to check out the gantry crane and conveyors that were being used to load the ship.

When we saw these domes last year, located on the west side of the river, I assumed they were some type of grain storage structures. They store wood pellets for overseas shipment. They are 117' tall and 202' in diameter. Each dome has a storage capacity of 40,000 tons. They are part of some "green energy" biomass project. Burning wood pellets is greener than burning coal because trees can be grown.

 Every time I goI10 through the Atchafalaya Basin. Every time I go through this area I am amazed at the people who managed to build I10 through this area. We came through here on December 9th last year. You can see more photos of the campground and a link to information on the Basin at:

https://bertdsblog.blogspot.com/2023/12/day-6-saturday-december-9th-brookhaven.html

Parked at White Oak Park. Kathy visited with the lady in the camper on the left. She and her husband live about 15 miles from here. They come a camp so that he can fish for catfish. The campground has a boat launch. I didn't see the anyone around the blue tent.

God is good. I pray that He blesses you and yours. He has blessed me.