Traveling

Livingston, Texas

Weather: low 75 degrees in Bay City, Texas, high 95 degrees in Livingston, Louisiana, partly cloudy skies, rain early

Yesterday, I did as much as I could on our departure preparations so that I would not have to walk in the wet grass as much, and get as sweaty. Well, the best laid plans.... We had a heavy rain shower pass through Bay City about 0700 hours, and the humidity was awful once the rain was gone. We waited as long as we could before going outside in an attempt to let things dry out, but finally had to get busy so we could leave.

We left Bay City about 0800 hours, and had an uneventful trip to where we're spending the night in Livingston, Louisiana. There was road construction in two areas that slowed us down a little. One other thing slowed us down, and that brings up one of my pet peeves. Just east of Baton Rouge on I-12, traffic almost came to a standstill for several miles. Eventually, we saw what caused the slowdown. A car had left the road and wrecked, coming to rest on it's roof. The injured had been removed from the area, and there were a few cop cars as well as a wrecker there, all well off the road and not doing anything to slow traffic down. The way people were craning their necks, you would have thought that they were seeing a blood bath. Why is it that people seem to want to see blood and gore? It would have been much safer if they had traveled at the speed limit. As it was, people were cutting traffic and trying to jump ahead of the traffic jam. Come on, people, move it!

We've made many trips on I-10 and I-12 between Texas and Florida. At one time, I used to dread driving in Louisiana because the roads were so bad. I am glad to say that most of the route in Louisiana is fairly decent now, with the exception of about 15 miles between Lafayette and the Atchafalaya Swamp bridge. I wonder what the oil well spill in the gulf will do to their tax money and road construction?

We expect to get to Ocala, Florida about Thursday afternoon, unless we decide to spend some time in transit. I know that means we will be taking at least three days to get there, but it is about 960 miles, after all. We're not used to driving as many miles a day as we are to get to Ocala.

More later, be safe.

Today's Town - Lafayette, Louisiana: Hub City

Not all who wander are lost.