Baton Rouge, LA

The weather was beautiful in Baton Rouge. Close to 80 during the day and 60s overnight. We celebrated by eating lunch outside. There was a lot of room for the kids to play, and an on site playground, so we spent the first day just enjoying the weather and the park.

The next evening, we went to explore the town. Baton Rouge was a tough one, because everything cost money. We don't have money to spend. It is expensive living on the road. It's not bad if you find a cheap park and stay there for a few months at a time. Our month at Hill Shade was only $300! But when we are traveling, the daily rates are a lot more expensive--we try to average about $20 a night--and you have to add the cost of gas to the equation. At 7 mpg, that adds up quickly. So we eat in most of the time. I like to go to markets to get fresh local food, and then cook at home. I try to save up our eating out fund for those times we are in a place where I really want to gorge. New Orleans is going to be one of those places. We also have to find things to do that don't cost money. Since we are tourists in a new place every couple of days, we want to find ways to explore. But we can't do museums, official tours, zoos, aquariums, etc. But we have had a lot of luck with parks, beaches, nature preserves, and just walking around the city. Baton Rouge didn't have a lot of that stuff. And even the historical landmarks charged admission. So we spent a lot of time playing at the RV park, and just went to explore the downtown one evening.

The downtown is right on the Mississippi River. That was cool. And they had a nice area where you could just sit and enjoy the river, which was also cool.    

As we walked back to the car, we come across a really big fountain that the kids had a great time with.

And an old train that I took a lot of pictures of everyone next to.

The next day, I woke up and left early to go into town. The internet at the park wasn't working, and I needed to get some work done. Plus, I had a haircut appointment! Alicia had suggested Aveda Institutes for an on the road haircut, and Baton Rouge just happened to have one. It ended up taking two hours, and I walked out of there with a blow out, curled under bangs, and a numb skull, but, all in all, it turned out fine. I didn't get done until 12:15, and Mark had to be out of the park by 12, so I just met him at a Dollar Store parking lot where we hooked up the car and headed to New Orleans!