Wrap Up

Jessie:  Lives with Bill and Ericka

Niki:  lives with Don and Peggy

Sandy: Lives with us.

I wanted to write a final blog and get boring but necessary figures on the record.  We drove  2289 miles.  We averaged 8.7 MPG with the average cost per gallon of $3.60.  The average cost per gallon for the fall trip was $3.84 so I guess we should be happy that we paid less.

Not only did we camp with some great people, but we camped with some great dogs as the pictures show.  Unfortunately the dogs didn't get along as well as the humans did.  Someone said that the fact that the dogs are all females explains it.  Each dog felt the need to protect their territory.  I did run into a dog in the campground that wasn't territorial.  His name was Augie and he was a Rhodesian Ridgeback.  He was huge, calm, very laid back and basically ignored Sandy when she tried to put him in his place.  His owner said that despite his size, he was just a big baby.

This was a great trip.  We enjoyed every minute of it and hope we can go back next year.  There is so much interesting history in the Louisiana area and we barely scratched the surface this trip.   The temperatures aren't as warm as Southern Texas but it is a whole lot warmer than Central Illinois.  I will end this entry with a final sunset picture.