Mississippi to Louisiana.

November 28, 2016.

                               


I'm happy to say that the rest of our short trip through Mississippi was positive, great weather, a happy, calm dog and pleasant driving. People were friendly and welcoming, eager to chat and when they quickly realized we were "from away" (like, the minute we talked), they asked us lots of questions about Maine and were happy to offer info about their area.  

Although it was an extremely windy trip to Louisiana, the RV stayed balanced and strong clung to the highway.  When we stopped for a late breakfast we all felt like we'd been on some wild boat ride, we wobbled from the winds hammering us on the highway.  Every time we got out to stretch our legs it took a few minutes to regain our land legs. Zuma was happy to flop on her bed and snooze quietly beside us in the RV as we traveled; she didn't seem to experience any of the shaky symptoms of road buzz like Doug and I had.  She was seemingly enthralled with the views.

Dog is our Co-Pilot!

               

Things definitely changed when we crossed in Louisiana.  It's like, well, they're all happy and singing on the Popeye's Fried Chicken commercials on tv, so yeh, that must be how everyone is in Louisiana!  Not far off, this is a happy, welcoming, friendly, non-judgey place.  The Welcome Center could not have been more welcoming. Grandmotherly-like ladies gently guided me through the brochure selection and I didn't even have to take the dog in for primo service.  

The RV Park is really nice, super clean and quiet.  But the wifi is horrible.  I keep writing blogs but can't post them.  Therefore, I didn't make THE BLOG A DAY CHALLENGE.  I wrote 'em but couldn't post 'em and couldn't get all the pix downloaded but I tried and now I'm trying to post in the middle of the night!  

Another really cool thing about the Park:  there are warning signs about alligators here (the Park edges on a river) but people here say they rarely see them.  They have dog breed restrictions at this Park: No Pit Bulls, No Rottweillers.  We've found this set of rules is not uncommon. Sometimes the dog restrictions are "No dogs larger than 50 lbs".  Basically, the RV Park owners meet Zu and blow off that rule.  This place is huge and the paths are all paved so lots of walking areas, shaded so we don't have to worry about her feet getting too hot on the pavement. 

                  

It's a 30 minute drive into New Orleans.  We're heading there tomorrow!  We're leaving Zuma here while we trek in for a hasty look around to see if it's too crazy for her.  It's supposed to be a dog-friendly city so .... we'll check it out and see if she will be comfortable.