Throw Me Som'tin Mista

Moved to a new campground today. Last night's campground looked good and had very good ratings from a campground directory however our specific site was not good. Stepped right out into our very own mud bog. I was tempted to say our very own swamp but that would be an overstating the case, and you know me, I don't like to expand the truth ;>).

So we moved to Fairview Riverside State Park. OMG. This park is just about perfect. Most sites are shaded by very tall oak trees. Incredible Spanish moss hanging from some of them. Beautiful river. Level sites. An old restored mansion turned into a museum which we will tour later this week. Perfect weather didn't hurt either!


Best of all? Orginally when asked how long we would be in Louisiana we thought in terms of a few days. We realized we don't have anywhere to be, no commitments or appointments, sooooo,
we will stay until we've seen all we want. Mardi Gras parade tomorrow, French Quarter & River Walk, numerous plantations, parks and museums.


The campground has a two week maximum stay however, after two weeks you can go somewhere else for one night and then come back here for another two weeks. I don't think we'll stay four weeks or even two however it sure is liberating knowing we could if we want to. MLA says she sure could get used to this.
After setting up camp we had lunch with Debbie, Richard and Chance at Mortons on the river in nearby Mandeville. Great food and company.

A terrific dinner at Debbie and Richard's topped the day. Chance is a non-stop ball of energy. I was exhausted just watching Debbie & Richard with him. This picture is of him in the garage playing with something called "Moon Sand". Great stuff. Kinda like Playdough except it has consistency of sand and doesn't appear to dry out like Playdough.

What a cutie. Chance is trying to teach MLA how to get some beads. He keeps telling her to yell "Throw me something mister". Worked for him; he had a large paper sack full of beads and another big bag of stuffed toys. We'll see tomorrow if MLA has blossomed under his tuteledge or if she is tempted to use a more conventional method.



BTW: Most state parks (and national parks for that matter) were built many years ago and cannot accomodate today's larger rigs. Most have length restrictions of 22-28 feet. Most of today's coaches range from 34-40+ feet. Lack of State and Federal funding for parks means no $$$ available to maintain existing infrastructure yet alone improve campgrounds, increase land set aside for future generations. Something to think about in case you are ever in a position to help change the current situation.


More pictures of parade and campground tomorrow. See ya!