On the Move Again

We had such a wonderful time these past two weeks visiting with our friends Elizabeth and Roland. It has been great seeing Elizabeth almost every day again - just like when we both lived in Fairbanks. But yesterday it was time to move on.

We left Luling and traveled east, through Houston, to Beaumont, Texas where we spent the night. While walking the dogs around the RV park there, we noticed little mounds of mud (like tiny volcanoes) all over the place. Very curious. We learned these were crawdad (crayfish if you're a Yankee) holes. I guess in the south, it is not uncommon to find crawdad holes a good distance from water, especially in places with high water tables. Also, crawdad tend to migrate, especially after a heavy rain, so it is possible to find them in places that you would never expect. Now why they do this, I have no idea.

Today we drove another 250 miles east to Abita Springs, LA. Abita Springs is a pretty little town about 60 miles or so north of New Orleans.

And amazingly enough, there is a Cafe du Monde only a few miles away from our RV park. The original Cafe du Monde is a coffee stand in the French Quarter of New Orleans famous for its cafe au lait and beignets. Beignets are squares of fried dough (sort of donut-like) that are covered in copious amounts of powdered sugar. Each one is just a little bit of heaven. So this evening we had to go there to get beignets for dessert. There is simply no way to eat one without getting powdered sugar all over yourself, but it is soooo worth the mess.