Just Drivin' Day 2

 I posted early last night but after supper we were able to take a walk around the campground and see some nice sunset scenes and meet the resident horse and donkey.

The donkey enjoyed a rub and the horse was looking for food.

We were up early this morning because we knew we had over 400 miles to drive today.  We were a well-oiled team this morning because it only took us 15 minutes to pack up and be on the road by 6:45 a.m.  Of course, we didn't unhook the car so that helped speed things along.

The first thing we encountered after we got on I-10 was fog.  Sometimes it was very dense.  

Finally, the fog lifted and we saw a little sunshine before the rain set in.

We stopped at the Mississippi Welcome Center and saw these art pieces on display.  They have been created using pieces of wood from trees downed by Hurricane Katrina.

Florida said goodbye to us and Alabama said hello.  Then we passed through Mississippi, Louisiana, Mississippi again and we are now camped in Vidalia, Louisiana.

Barges being pushed by tugboat on the Mighty Mississippi River.

The results of Hurricane Ida could be seen in the downed trees and road signs around the interstates.  Ida hit Louisiana and Mississippi September 3 and the results are still evident.

We are camped in River View Campground and Resort, Vidalia, Louisiana which is on the banks of the Mississippi River.  There is a paved walking trail along the river and beside the campground.  After supper we walked the trail and saw these barges being pushed down river by a tug boat.  As we walked, we saw people sitting in lawn chairs along the walkway.  We thought they just wanted to watch the boats on the river.

This is site #105.  There are two other Bounders in this row.  One is older than ours and one newer.  It is like three generations of Bounders!

We crossed this bridge from Natchez, Mississippi to Vidalia, Louisiana and are camped just a little south of the bridge.

As we were finished the walking trail, we saw the sunset in the west and when we turned around, we saw what the sunset was doing to the trees in the east.  The tops were glowing.

We hurried back up to the trail and saw that the bridge was also glowing.  It only lasted a brief few seconds and  by the time we got our cameras to focus the glow was fading.   Now we realized that these people were veteran sunset watchers.  They knew that the beautiful picture would be in the east instead of the west.  Tomorrow if it isn't raining at sunset, we will be sitting on the walkway waiting for the show the sunset puts on in the east.

It has been a long day of driving in a lot of rain.  I told Carol how proud of him I was that he was able to concentrate on keeping us safe in the rain, on unfamiliar roads, with crazy people all around us.  He drove 9 1/2 hours, 433 miles.  We took three breaks from driving by stopping at two rest areas and getting gas.  This was our longest driving day. We have three nights and two days here to relax and recover.