This morning it was not freezing rather it was 33 degrees. It’s a heat wave. On the Trace heading southwest early we did see plenty of frost in the open fields. Late morning has temperatures well above 50 and later in the day around 70.
Marsha has a book, “Road Food” that discusses interesting places to eat so we set our lunch goal stop for Natchitoches, Louisiana. The place, Lasyone’s with its Soulful Louisiana Creole. The specialties, meat pies. The meat pie consists of a mixture of pork and beef. I settled for a crawfish pie, which in my opinion was much better. The pies were outstanding but as with any place that achieves notoriety it was crowded. The service was efficient yet without character. Next time through Natchitoches I’ll pass on this place and explore other eateries.
Today was a day of smaller roads. The Trace, our route across Louisiana, and so far in Texas have mostly been two lane roads. Mind you the two lane road in Texas has a speed limit mostly at 70 or 75 mph. In most of the towns we pass through the limit dropped to 55. In the two or three larger towns it did get down to 35.
We’re camped in a small and comfortable park, Village Creek State Park in Lumberton, Texas somewhat north of Beaumont, Texas. If all goes well tomorrow we will arrive along the Gulf Coast then it is time to break out the camera equipment.
Seeing North America 