2019 gulf coast – part 13, Houmas House on Louisiana’s River Road
You would have thought that the Houmas House would be in Houma, Louisiana, right? We had wanted to drive south today along the wetlands cultural scenic byway. Guess I should...
2019 gulf coast – part 14, Morgan City: first offshore drilling rig, ROV history, King Cake, flooding, a sunset
One of the draws for staying in Morgan City for almost a week was to see MR. CHARLIE, the first submersible drilling rig used in offshore oil production. Here’s the...
2019 gulf coast – part 15, Waco: Dr. Pepper and Texas Rangers museums, mammoths, Brazos River, longhorns
As we’re moving from Louisiana to Texas, we had two nights before our Galveston campsite was available, so what are two exploring seniors to do? We decided to take a...
2019 gulf coast – part 16, Waco: Magnolia Market, Silos Bakery for the best cupcakes ever, and Magnolia Table for the best flavored butter ever
When we were checking into our campsite at Riverview Campground, our host told us that Waco, Texas, was the #1 vacation destination in the continental United States. Amazing. Chip and...
2019 gulf coast – part 17, Galveston
We’re in Galveston, right on the Gulf of Mexico! Took Sunday as a down day from exploring to watch church online (Andy’s covering Jesus’ 7 signs from John’s Gospel—wonderful!), wash...