Pulled into Grand Isle about 3PM..Weather is staying nice but there's rain in the forcast for the next 2 days.
We're about as far South in LA as one can go, way out in the Gulf of Mexico. It was quite a ride down here and we had water on both sides of the road for a lot of it. Saw some gators and a lot of birds. The canals enroute had some very big shrimp boats and other fishing boats. Very pretty area. We signed up for a week here so we'll have plenty of time to explore the area. There's a butterfly conservatory to see and many waterfront attractions and we both want to eat some real Cajun food..The beach at this park is closed to the public due to the oil spill but a few miles up the road it's open..the reports in the local news say the beaches are okay to use so I suppose this State Park is a typical government operation which will catch up in a few weeks or months. We managed to get a bike ride in already just to get our bearings around the park..very neatly laid out and clean..not too many campers though due to everyone trying to avoid any oil..we took a look at the beach and it seemed clean, no smell of oil..we saw about 4 dozen guys on the beach for "cleanup" but all they seemed to be doing is just standing around..Another fact we picked up on while talking to some locals is that tarballs have been washing ashore as long as they've been drilling in the Gulf, in other words, it isn't anything new..Usually we don't 'set up' outside like we did today..if we're only staying 1 or 2 days we take it easy. This time we basically set up a 'living room' outside under the awning as we'll be spending a lot of time out there. It's good to sit in one spot for awhile..See ya next blog and REMEMBER--LIVE YOUR DREAMS AS TIME GOES BY QUICKLY..Charlie&Heather
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