RVing - Alabama and Texas; Dog Sitting - Louisiana (Nov. 28 - Dec. 31, 2019)

Location:  Kodiak, Alaska

We are in Kodiak getting the boat ready for the summer cruising season.  We have been offline for a while and are catching up on the blog, reminiscing about our winter and spring adventures.  We spent the month of November on the farm doing chores (see previous blog) then loaded up the trailer for another adventure.

Moon over the Boomtown RV Park, Biloxi, Mississippi

Friday, November 29, 2019 - Sweetpea Farm, AL to Biloxi, MS:  We left the farm and headed south and west to Biloxi, Mississippi.  We set up camp at the Boomtown RV Park.  We relaxed for a while then walked over to IP and played some pai gow poker.  We did pretty well.  We cashed in and walked over to Boomtown.  The tables there were full so we called it a day.

Saturday, November 30, 2019 - Biloxi, MS:  Another day in Biloxi.  We tried our luck at several of the casinos and took an afternoon walk on the fishing pier behind The Palace Casino.

Heron on the fishing pier behind the Palace Casino.

Sunday, December 1, 2019 - Biloxi, MS to Kinder, LA:  Today we drove I-10 west from Mississippi to Louisiana.  We set up camp at Coushatta Red Shoes RV Park, played some pai gow poker, had supper and did some unlaxing.

December 2 - 7. 2019 - Kinder, LA to Houston, TX:  On Sunday, we drove from Coushatta to Houston.  We set up camp at Lakeview RV Resort.  We spent the week doing our annual Houston stuff including doctor appointments, financial check-ups, etc.  On Wednesday, B and her friend, Sheila, had a girl's day on the town including brunch, shopping and pedicures.

December 7 - 10, 2019 - San Felipe, TX:  We still had a few things to do in Houston but we were ready to be out of the city so on Saturday, we moved to a campsite in Stephen F. Austin State Park, west of Houston near the town of San Felipe.  The weather was nice and we enjoyed walking through the woods and along the banks of the Brazos River.

The Brazos River

Our campsite at Stephen F. Austin State Park

Cardinals at a water trough, Stephen F. Austin State Park

December 11 - 18, 2019 - Austin, TX:  We spent a week in Austin visiting with the kids and the grandkids.  We did a lot of fun things:  Ben (Bubby) and Maggie each spent a night with us in the trailer, we went to yoga classes at the Y and hiked in the secret woods.  We played games and went to a pancakes with Santa breakfast.

Dave and Archie studying the phone.

Maggie and Bubby climbing the slide at the playground.

December 18 - 23, 2019 - Austin, TX to New Orleans, LA:  We left Austin on Wednesday, December 18 and drove to Brazos Bend State Park, south of Houston.  We stayed there for two nights and hiked some of trails around the park.

Ducks on a pond at Brazos Bend State Park

Earlier in the month, we had decided that it was time to sell our 5th wheel trailer, so on Friday, Dec. 20th, we drove into Houston and dropped it off at PPL Motorhomes, an RV consignment shop.  From there, we drove to Casino Coushatta for the night.  On Saturday, we drove from Coushatta to New Orleans.  We spent the weekend at a hotel near the French Quarter.  We explored the quarter, walked along the waterfront and had some great meals.

A ship coming up the Mississippi River, New Orleans, LA

December 23 - 31, 2019 - New Orleans:  On Monday, Dec. 23rd we started our dog sitting duties with YaYa in the New Orleans Bywater neighborhood.  We took YaYa on walks around the neighborhood and along the riverfront mornings, afternoons and evenings.  We tried a few of the neighborhood restaurants including the Bywater Bakery and Elizabeth's.  On Sunday, Dec. 29th, B drove to Hammond, LA and took the test to upgrade her amateur (HAM) radio license from Technician to General; she passed.  We had an enjoyable week.

YaYa on the couch.

YaYa ready to play with her Christmas present.

YaYa on her walk along the riverfront.

December 31, 2019 - New Orleans to Sweetpea Farm, Alabama:  On Tuesday, we drove from New Orleans back to the farm.  The drive was uneventful and we arrived mid-afternoon.

Until next time...