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Thursday, February 15, 2018

The Last Leg of this Northeasterly Drive to Mobile, Alabama

After Dave and Kathy fed Eric and me a hearty breakfast of Boudin and Cajun French Toast, we say our goodbyes and... hit the road.






Eric & I drive past the
Abbeville Train Depot.




Today's drive starts off on




There's a giant Ducky next
to the Gulf Coast Bank &
Trust building.




Porta-Potties on Parade
in Maurice... 






Portable fencing cordons
off the middle of the
street.




This may be the Viewing
Stand for local dignitaries.




Borden's Ice Cream....

It's been forever since
I've seen a Borden's
anything....




I'm glad to see that Borden's products and Elsie the Cow are alive and well.





Eric & I turn onto Interstate 10
East to drive through the rest






More bridge construction
equals cranes!







Breaux Bridge brags that
it is the Crawfish Capital
of the World.




The median of Interstate 10
East turns into a canal.




Approaching the bridge over
 the Mississippi River.




The tall Art Deco building is
the Louisiana State Capitol
in Baton Rouge.




The GPS route takes us
onto Interstate 12 East.

This route takes Eric and me north of Lake Pontchartrain and New Orleans.



This section of Interstate 12
is the Stephen E. Ambrose
Memorial Highway.

He helped found the National
World War II Museum in
New Orleans.




Ambrose is one of my favorite writers of American History.  Recommended titles include:  Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson an the Opening of the American West; Nothing Like it in the World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad, 1963 - 
1869; and The Wild Blue: The Men and Boys Who Flew the B-24s Over Germany.











The Blues, America's original music, was born on the Mississippi Delta.






98 miles to Mobile....




less stable than the two legged ones
 I'm used to seeing across the USA.











The base may have been designed to work in the soil and substrata of this region of the country.  





Welcome to
Sweet Home
Alabama











Cranes at the Port





Here's part of the
city skyline.




A quick shot of Meaher
State Park's small sign.





We park, settle in &
here comes the rain....






The full hookup campsites (water, electric, sewer utilities) are level and spacious.  We have a great view of Mobile Bay.  Our DirecTV satellite dish is set up so we can watch the news while I make dinner.  

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