Moving On - Lafayette

Sunday - Well we have had a good look at Baton Rouge and are ready to move on. We are going to travel about 50 miles along I10 to Lafayette. This is moving us closer to the centre of Cajun music. Unfortunately most campgrounds are more expensive here - from $35-45 (£24-30) per night, except for the local City Park which has a RV park in it. It is called Acadian City Park. However having arrived there, we are not happy with the area, which looks run down, or the state of the campground, which is run down and not clean (bottles, and trash lying around the campsites). Worst of all the security looks non existent with no locked gate at night or security staff, for the first time leaving us feeling quite unsafe. Admittedly it is only $13 p.n., but you expect to feel safe in a park at any price
We ventured out to a Golden Corral for an All You Can Eat buffet meal and decided that we would move up country to Chicot State Park, although 50 miles north it is actually closer to Mamou, which is claimed to be the birthplace and centre of Cajun music (we have yet to explore this theory, but we are on the case).
We will return to Lafayette for the Black Pot Festival this weekend and also to visit an accordian shop where they make accordians (or at least modify them to be used for Cajun Music) and you can tour their factory to find out more.

First Day - How is the trailer really?

I was up early today to have a more detailed look at how the trailer has stood up to the Florida Summer.
As I was going out to the trailer, the sun was coming up and I got some lovely photos of Jim and Connie's house with the trailer safely tucked into the pole barn.
On closer inspection, the trailer was indeed in good condition inside. No creepy crawies, no mold. So I spent some time clearing the inside of the trays of cat litter we use to absorb the moisture.
Then I turned my attention to the Chevy. Again, in the light of day, I could find no invaders apart from the inevitable Mud Dobbers, a type of wasp. So I took the opportunity to give the Chevy a nice wash.
When Sally had got up I drove the hire car back, with Sally following on in the Chevy.
As to the rest of the day, we have been to Golden Corral for lunch, relaxing and then been visited by our great friends Paula and Walt.
Now Connie is planning a bit of a party for us and other friends at the weekend, so that we can all have a good jam together, sounds like fun.
Tomorrow is Monday - Discount day for Pensioners at Bells Outlet! So the girls will be off to the shops.