Here we go, on the road again
Like a band of Gypsies we go down the highway
We’re the best of friends
Insisting that the world keep turnin’ our way
– Johnny Cash & Willie Nelson
We are finally back on the road headed to a Travato meet-up at the largest RV show in the country in Tampa. Our first stop was a state park near Lake Charles, La. Sam Houston Jones State Park: We went on a quick hike near the lake in the swamps and nearly froze to death. Another one of those winter fronts is blowin’ down on the south -brrrrr. One of the first things we saw on our hike was a skeleton hanging over the lake…only in Louisiana will you see this kind of sh*!. When Douglas was chatting with the local Park Ranger, he asked the ranger about another park that was still closed to camping since Hurricane Harvey. The Ranger said maybe 2019, but there is talk about just not opening it and closing down 3 other state parks since the state government has cut the park service funding to the bone too many times.
Since we were on the Boudin trail (aka I-10 between Lake Charles and Baton Rouge), we decided to stop at Best Stop, near Scott, La. which has been recommended by several friends and people we have met on the road.
Our second camping spot was Sugar Hill Campground on St. George Island State Park between Panama City & Tallahassee, FL. This is a lovely remote barrier island with limited camping spots and 9 miles of sugar white sand beaches , marshes, oak forests and dunes.
Douglas feeding the wildlife some Cajun junk food…bad Douglas
It’s a quick 10 min walk to the Gulf of Mexico or a 5 min walk to Apalachicola Bay from the Sugar Hill campsites. Locals say the best oysters come from the mouth of the Apalachicola River. Beautiful sunsets from the Bay behind our campsite and of course s’mores by the campfire.
The stars were amazing at night and this island could be listed as a Dark Sky area.
