We were up early and headed to Avery Island by 0900. Snapped this pic of camp before we left. The park is nice and our campsite is OK. As you can see we have a swamp outside of our door, but on the other hand the whole of southern Louisiana is a swamp (or bayou as they say).
Crossed the Mississippi twice today.
A lot of the roads and highways are elevated. They call them causeways. They are just like a miles long bridge.
It must take awhile to build one of these.
Arrived at Avery Island after a 160 mile drive. You have to pay for a tour of the factory to get into the museum. We were a little disappointed. They have a restaurant called "The 1868", but t was closed for renovations. There was a food truck and the fried shrimp was really very good. The country store was nice. We never realized how many different products Tabasco actually makes.
A pic of the factory. Notice the white SUV to the right of our truck. When we parked there were no other vehicles there.
Took the backroads on the was back to camp. Here's the Mississippi again.
This is the causeway that links New Orleans to points north across Lake Pontchartrain. It's 23 miles long! Two different spans one flows north the other south.
We stopped at a roadside market on the way back and picked up these shrimp. They are HUGE! At 7.99/lb they are a deal.
Black Beans and Rice with the shrimp made a nice dinner. A few shows then off to bed.
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