By way of Atlanta, Boston, Detroit, and Paris. Really!
Chicken for two (with plenty left over for lunches.)
Caddo Lake State Park
Went by Big Pines Lodge for lunch but they’re only open Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
The graceful ghost is looking a little decrepit.
It’s not currently in service.
The last time we were here was 2013.
https://steveandjudystravels.com/big-pines-lodge/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlYdMdwUOzE
The town of Uncertain. That’s not a normal name. We looked it up. It was named after Uncertain Landing, a difficult spot for riverboat captains to find.
We ended up at Aseret Mexican restaurant for lunch.
Good food. I had the Diablo Shrimp. Smokin spicy hot. Serenaded by the proprietor/waiter/cook/entertainer. He even played a socially distanced Malaguena Salerosa by request.
An all-around wonderful experience.
And back to the cypress swamp.
Lufkin, TX
And Caddo Lake State Park.
Our spot.
The windshield view.
And the cypress swamp.
Another driveabout
This time through the Sam Houston National Forest and Davy Crockett National Forest.
The weather is fantastic! Days in the eighties. Windows open. What a delight to be able to open windows and let in the outside air without having to air condition it first!
Meanwhile, the RV Sleep Monster has struck. We didn’t think we were behind on sleep, but at ten hours a night it appears that we’re catching up from something!
Lufkin, TX
Today’s driveabout. A lunchtime stop at a park in Jasper.
We’re in an area formerly known as the Big Thicket. This hyper-diverse forest encompassed the whole East Texas/Louisiana border. Early occupants and explorers generally avoided it as too difficult. It wasn’t impossible though, so it’s smaller now, but still wonderful.