Last night we had storms pass over us that were truly impressive. Lightning flashed on all sides of us from before dark until around 7:00 this morning. Thunder was almost continuous and some close strikes resulted in two wide-awake geriatrics sitting up in bed wondering what made the noise that awakened us. It rained 6.82 inches between 10:00 PM last night and the end of hostilities at about 9:00 this morning. We went to sleep parked on an emerald green lawn and awoke along the edge of a brown lake.
We bailed out of bed early, despite not getting a lot of sleep last night. Peggy made us some Cream of Wheat using a technique that made it non-creamy but we shoveled it in anyway and then hopped into the truck for a bit of exploring.
Louisiana is crisscrossed with a myriad of skinny roads lined with gorgeous wildflowers at this time of year. Right now they are also dry linear passages between flooded swamps and fields because of last night’s shitstorm of rain. We made a loop around the country northwest of Alexandria (not Egypt) and it is very pretty where it is not underwater. We also stopped in at a Louisiana State Park called Forts Buhlow and Randolph where the Confederate Army made extensive earthworks and dams to prevent the Union Army from passing up the Red River. Unfortunately, the Union never showed up after all the improvements were completed.
We rewarded ourselves with a second trip to a tiny restaurant in Alexandria called Pamela’s. Again, we were delighted with the food and the prices. Their burgers are large and tasty. Peggy had the fried chicken and alleged it was also hunky-dory.
There are a few photos of today’s travels. Click here