On the go with Gary and Jo!

We are in Zachary, Louisiana, at cousin Gary and wife Jo's. We arrived Saturday and set up camp in their back yard. They have 40 acres, I think he said. Since we were here last fall, Gary wired us a 50 amp plug. How's that for service? So plugging in is a breeze. Gary is a charter fishing captain who hasn't fished since Katrina wiped out the fishing camp, but things are slowing getting back to normal down in Leeville, about 20 miles from Grand Isle, Louisiana. Part of the state park at Grand Isle is open. . . there is no longer any beachfront camping and I think the bathhouses were destroyed. I believe a lot of people have left the island for good now, but they did have their own school system and Gary is not sure if the school is running yet or if the students have been relocated. I would like to go see it right now, but we are heading to a rally is Alabama next weekend, so we won't make it this year.

Yesterday we went to the park here in Zachary for a reenactment. We have been to a few in the past, but this one was different and it was quite large. We got to see some demonstrations and visited with a lot of the reenactors. They are really quite passionate about portraying history and most are very well versed about the role of the various companies in the battles.

Today Jo has to go to work :-( so we will probably hang out with Gary and get our mail. We will leave here tomorrow (if the mail comes today) and head toward the Alabama rally.

Till next time. . .

Dale