Party Time!!

I hope the title to this post is not too misleading. We start off with miserable weather and a bleak outlook. But it does get better ... much!









We spent one day (2 nights) at the Hollywood Casino RV Park. A good time to catch up with washing. We go over to the casino - for coffee!

We made further arrangements and bookings for California when the kids are here.



Watching the fog get thicker and thicker!!






Wednesday 16 January - headed for the state line and New Orleans. We leave the Hollywood Casino RV Park about 10.30.
It is cold!  44 degrees as we drive; 37 this morning. Be impressed!  That's 3C min and 7C max!!
But it is not raining and the fog has lifted.

The forecast for the next few days is into the 50's. I guess it is winter and considering the weather in the north of the country ......???

I think we have to stop here!

We cross the state line about noon. Another Welcome Centre. They are truly amazing places with all the resources, maps and brochures you might need and very helpful people. Also great restrooms!! We chat to a helper - she is so nice and seems to know exactly where we are headed which is more than we do!!


We are also given directions to a supermarket and .. a Starbucks!!
The supermarket is a delight!!. Rouses. We haven't come across that one before. We find the Starbucks too.

Waiting for the lift bridge.

We have reserved a site at the Pontchartrain Landing RV Park in France Road, New Orleans.  It is located on a Navigational Canal. It is one of the closest RV parks to downtown New Orleans and offers a shuttle into the French Quarter 3 times a day.

This is the reason - a barge.

Lake Pontchartrain is not a true lake - it is an estuary connected to the Gulf of Mexico. However it is one of the largest wetlands in the world. It covers an area of 630 sq. miles (1,600sq kms) and is 40 miles west to east and 24 miles north to south.
The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway which consists of 2 parallel bridges was constructed in the 1950's and 60's. It connects New Orleans with Mandeville in the north bisecting the lake in a N-NE line. The Causeway is the longest bridge over water continuous in the world. The word 'continuous' is very important in that statistic for the Guinness Book of Records.

We arrive at the RV park about 2pm. It is very cold, windy and raining. A difficult set up for those with the 'blue' jobs.  I was fine. There are benefits for those with the pink jobs!

We stay inside for the rest of the day - reading and doing puzzles. Trevor makes margaritas late afternoon. A stir fry for dinner and that's our day!

Party time ??? It will have to wait for tomorrow!!!