My day started very interestingly. Spilled part of a cup of coffee on the kitchen counter and while trying to hurry to mop it up, spilled a half-glass of water. Egads. Then a while later, got up from my chair and my left leg was numb...should have stayed in bed. Jerry was a good nurse and brought me ice, etc. It was better by afternoon.
We rocked and rolled in the rv but were cozy and fine. Still in the 70's but a cold front is causing this rucus and it's going to turn chilly. Finally by 3 PM the sun came out and the winds diminished with the sun setting.
Wednesday, Dec. 26
Took off for parts west about 11 AM. On highway 82 in the very SW part of LA. In Cameron, LA on the LA/TX border at the Gulf, it's interesting to see huge government buildings and high schools up on stilts. We took the free (55 and up - otherwise $1 for vehicles) ferry across the Sabine River into TX.
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| We're first in line as soon as these trucks unload from the ferry. |
While on the ferry, the man in the pickup next to us started talking. He told us that the reason the water level dropped 5' overnight in the bayou where we were parked the last few days was the cold front pulled it out into the gulf. Never heard of that - will have to google it later. He also said to watch for pink dolphins in this area...???? Never heard of them...Didn't see any...was he pulling our legs?
As we're driving along the coast, we can look out into the gulf and see 11 oil platforms way out. Had quite the head wind so kept the speed at 55. Stopped for the night at the end of the Bolivar Peninsula at the Ferry Crossing. Will cross over onto Galveston Island in the morning. |
The gulf shore in TX |
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| A new bird for my list but what is it? Some kind of heron? |
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| A ship near Port Arthur |
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| Busy river |
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| Example of thousands of stilt houses along the gulf coast in TX - on our way to Galveston on Bolivar Peninsula. |
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