𝅘𝅥𝅯𝅘𝅥𝅰 Operator, won't you put me on through
I gotta send my love down to Baton Rouge
Hurry up, won't you put her on the line
I gotta talk to the girl just one more time
Calling Baton Rouge ♪𝆕♬
We hopped in the truck and drove into Baton Rouge, LA. today. Didn't do much and didn't really have any expectations. We ended up parked in the downtown area next to the Mississippi River and walked around a bit. Explored the city core. Incredible park plaza located downtown with lots of fountains, murals, tourist information and a Coast Guard memorial. Found an awesome multi-use trail, sitting at the top of a levee that hugs the river for miles!
Another hot day...thermometer in the truck hit 31C today!
It was really neat to actually look across the famous Mississippi river. I've seen and read countless references in books and movies but never actually saw it in person until now.
And we weren't the only ones staring across the water. There were kids and adults alike relaxing at the river's edge watching the activity on the Mississippi. I noticed this guy stopping for a break from cycling and resting on a bench at the top of the levee looking down at the river.
He spent some time just watching the tugboats busy at work. I love capturing random slices of life like this...people just doing normal everyday things.
Then tonight we had a fun night out with some other snowbirds and some of the full-timers from the campground here. What a great group of people...we've made some great friends here and we'll miss them when we move on next week for the next chapter of our winter adventure.
I had the Catfish DeRoux: Fried catfish smothered with crawfish etouffee sitting on a bed of rice pilaf with a side of hush puppies. Sheila got a fill of crawfish - fried crawfish tails, crawfish boil soup and crawfish etouffee and hush puppies...YUM!
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