BURRRRR in the Bayou

Just hanging in away from the cold

Here we are in Louisiana and its bone chilling cold.  We a woke at the A+ RV park in  Lake Charles Louisiana  to a hard freeze.  Ice everywhere; when we pulled in the slide large shards of ice fell off the roof of the slide.  Our plan is to drive east toward New Iberia ahead of the front that is suppose to bring freezing rain, sleet, and possibly snow to the region. 
We took highway 14 a secondary highway from Lake Charles toward New Iberia Louisiana,.  It was a pleasant trip taking us though farm country and lots of small towns.  The country looks very prosperous with lots of pieces of property with cute brick houses on them.  All the houses along the route look like they have new roofs.  Perhaps due to the hurricanes that blew through here 5 years ago.  The farms look like they're growing rice.  Nearer we get to New Iberia the rice fields change to sugar cane fields. 
We arrive in New Iberia and the weather isn't much better then in Lake Charles.  Its 33 degrees with a wind chill making it feel like its 22.  Burrrrrrrrrrrr.
l.  Were staying at KOC Campground   not the best  of RV parks looks like there are lots of full timers and people still living in FEMA trailers. Its $25 per night with cable and fishing pond and a pool ha ha.  Once we settled in we decided to take in a tour of the Shadows upon the Treche.  Ia house built in 1830 by a sugar grower named Weeks.  The house has all the original furniture from the 1830 that Weeks shipped from Connecticut .  They even have the original bill of sale for for the bed room furniture.  When the house was donated to the historical trust, by a direct decedent of Weeks,  all the furniture, dishes and 17000 historical documents came along with the house.  It was an interesting tour, walking the grounds would have been fun it it was warmer and perhaps also in the spring when the azaleas are blooming.  There are other plantation houses and gardens in the area to tour, along with the Tabasco sauce factory tour.  But we have decided to press on east to be ahead of the weather.  Freezing rain, sleet  and snow is forcasted for tomorrow.

Shadows on the Treche

On ward toward New Orleans.  Next stop is Westswego LA where we will be staying at Bayou Segnette State Park fjor $18 per night with electric. water, and free laundry.

Due to ice on several bridges we are forced to detour off the highway, taking the Old Spanish Trial through Bayou Country.  The detour takes us through several small towns one in particular, Franklin, had a cute historical district that was lined with beautiful old homes with huge oak trees with Spanish moss hanging from their branches.  Very scenic.  If we we not in such a hurry to make it our spot for the night it might have been fun to walk through town.  Also its bitter cold out so the desire to walk is less then usual. 
We have settled in to the campsite for the day, waiting for the weather to get to us.  Its off to New Orleans tomorrow.  Hopefully it won't be too cold....

Walking through the Bayou-

Campsite at Bayou Segnette State Park Lousiana