Sunday, August 19th
As has been the pattern when we are staying with our friends, we got a late start out of Dallas. We were all treated to a scrumptious breakfast courtesy of Charla and Katie; deliciously fluffy scrambled eggs and potatoes from Charla and bacon from Katie. (While they were cooking, Chris and Chase were busy out on the town procuring Lindt truffles, so the boys were also working on important tasks.)
After a couple hours on I-20 heading out of town, we decided it was time for a snack and pulled over at a rest area to make sandwiches. Much to our surprise (or, maybe we shouldn’t have been shocked), each picnic table at the rest area was built to resemble a giant oil derrick on the side of the highway. Oh, Texas…
After a couple hours on I-20 heading out of town, we decided it was time for a snack and pulled over at a rest area to make sandwiches. Much to our surprise (or, maybe we shouldn’t have been shocked), each picnic table at the rest area was built to resemble a giant oil derrick on the side of the highway. Oh, Texas…
Not far from the rest area, we crossed the Louisiana state line and then were soon in Shreveport. Although the Louisiana tourism booklet we picked up near the border suggested a lot to do there, Sunday night was not exactly an ideal time for a visit, as the majority of attractions were museums that would not be open until the next morning. We cruised through the city a bit, however, and decided to stop at the River Walk. The park is situated across from Bossier City and near some interesting metal bridges made for swinging and lifting to allow various ships down the Red River. While there, we also glimpsed a few old fashioned steamboats at rest (ahem, these days, riverboat casinos).
From Shreveport, we traveled south on I-49. We were excited (and surely they were too) when we saw another car on the road with a Vassar license plate frame, this one a black mini SUV with Texas tags. While Chase slowed down so that our windows could meet, Charla made a sign saying “We went to Vassar too!” to hold up in the window. As soon as the two other travelers saw it, both drivers started honking while thumbs-ups and lots of waving went on in the passenger seats. After seeing the Vassar vehicle, our night was fairly quiet, as we made our way to the Kisatchie National Forest to set up our tent and have dinner.
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