Moving along...

Wednesday...Up early.  Decided to head for Louisiana after our 10 a.m.sales pitch chat to get our 3 nights/4 days FREE stay at TLC Wolf River Campground in Mississippi.  They were selling Coast to Coast memberships.  Nice sales pitch; but, not for us at this time. 

We decided to try to get thru Baton Rouge before 3 p.m. as a Louisiana camping neighbor told us of the horrific traffic that goes across the bridge over the mighty Mississippi River after 3 p.m.  We made it in plenty of time and YES...the traffic is bad no matter what time of day.   

 

Whiskey Bay was muddy, muddy, muddy.  I quickly learned that we are no longer in counties.  In Louisiana counties are called Parishes.  J constantly looking for Mexican and I'm looking for some good Cajun. 





To cross the Mississippi Delta we drove on a 20 mile long bridge as seen below.  I thought that bridge would never end.

                                      Here is the Mississippi Delta.  Do you see any gators?

                     Here is a shot of one of the many levees found along the mighty Mississippi. 

 A levee or dyke is an embankment, floodbank or stopbank naturally occurring ridge or artificially constructed fill or wall, which regulates water levels. It is usually earthen and often parallel to the course of a river in its floodplain or along low-lying coastlines.  Sometimes a road runs along the top.

 

The Louisiana Welcome Center was decorated for Mardi Gras.  Mardi Gras has a fluctuating date set by the Catholic Church.  Mardi Gras is always scheduled 46 days before Easter.  The carnival season opens 12 days after Christmas and ends on Mardi Gras Day.  The colors of Mardi Gras are purple, gold, and green set by King Rex in 1872.  Purple represents justice, green represents faith, and gold signifies power.  This year the Carnival begins January 6th, the 12th day after Christmas...the day the Christ Child was visited by the Three Kings..  With this date comes an old Louisiana tradition--King Cakes!  The creation of the "King Cakes" began in 12th century France when a cake was baked with a small token hidden inside.  This tradition continues today in Louisiana and whoever gets the token must buy the next cake.  They're decorated in the Carnival colors.

 

We arrived at Maxies Campground at Broussard, LA...just outside Lafayette, LA, about mid afternoon...set up and will be here 2-3 days until this cold Artic blast with possible freezing mix passes.  This campground is a potpourri of folk from work amp, a policeman, full timers, and passing thru folk like us.  WC is saying this Arctic mess will stick around until February.  Bummer!  This truly is a nasty cold winter.  Not normal for sure. 

 

Time to get some zzzzz's as tomorrow will be another day of adventure.

See you by the campfire.