Westwego, LA - Bayou Segnette State Park - Day 10

Miles - 221

We are "Happy Campers" today - because we are finally "campers" and not travelers! It was 66 degrees when we left Alexandria and only continued to warm up along the way. We went from an extra blanket at night to sleeping on top of the covers last night! We passed over the Mississippi River twice today, once in Baton Rouge on Hwy 10 after leaving Hwy 49 in Lafayette and then again when we left Hwy 10 to travel on secondary roads and Hwy 90 to get to our campground. We passed multiple rivers, swamps, and bayous along the way. One was Henderson Swamp (7,000 acres and a well known portion of the Atchafalaya Swamp) that had a bridge over it that was several miles long! I believe it said Atchafalaya swamp is the largest swamp in North America. No drought here! I believe it is at least 76 here at BSSP (Bayou Segnette State Park). We only had a few drops of rain during the day and then a mist that did require wipers. Thankfully it was not raining when we arrived and we were all set up when the rain began to fall. The rain only lasted a few minutes. It will be nice not driving every day! I am very excited about our appointment at The National WWII Museum New Orleans tomorrow at 2p. 

We are in campsite #50. As above this is a Louisiana State Park. The amenities are astounding! For the park itself there are two Comfort Stations with restrooms, showers, laundry facilities, and there is one dump station serving the park, all free. Each campsite is paved and has water and electric hookups, Wi-Fi (it is slow), a table, BBQ pit complete with briquettes, fire ring, a deck (due to the surrounding swamp/bayou I'm sure), a lantern, pole, and a fire pit. There are trash cans in between each campsite as well. All this for $20 a day. Please tell me why our CA parks charge a minimum of $35. per night with few amenities? We may have a table a and fire pit, and if we are lucky, pay-for-use showers, and they act like they are doing us a favor? Something to ponder. Our neighbors are from NY, they said there we tons of mosquitoes last night at this same time. Perhaps due to rain they are not out? Yes, there are alligators. Our neighbors were warned to watch their dogs and not let them go swimming in the river nearby, which is a breeding ground! The only thing they have seen are armadillos coming out of the swamp right behind our trailers.

Tidbits from today: Lettering on a police SUV that went by, "Blessed are the peace keepers." We gave our first Casita tour today when we got gas. I think there are enough of them in TX area so maybe there aren't so many requests or they are not so unique! Tony will be groomed tomorrow at PetSmart New Orleans while we have our appointment at the museum. 

Note the Fan Palms

Bayou Segnette State Park, Louisiana

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