Embassy Suites Baton Rouge

... you know what I mean.

On a Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday I have been helping out in a certain job! It does hurt me to say this but I have been a referee. It has been an experience I have looked after U8 up to U14 games and all have there extremely competitive coaches who want you to blow the whistle for everything. Very rewarding job, spectators would approach me at the end and say "that is the best game I have watched, it makes a difference when the ref knows ...

Hey loyal blog readers,

This is an entry which doesn't need much writing you'll be glad to know. It's mainly about the pictures! It was a lovely day in Louisiana so we decided to take the kids to the zoo ( we really wanted to go, but taking the kids was our cover ).

All in all it was a great day out! It was hot and the kids (myself and Gary) loved it! Enjoy the pictures. Another entry will follow this one :)

Adam (misses you all lot's) x

... Indians in the area. I admire their dedication to a plan but now they missed out on all that casino money.

Speaking of casinos, Biloxi and Gulfport are on the way along US 90 W and I decided to stop, not to gamble but to witness the shrimp boats already coming in with the morning catches. Eager locals and chefs line up to inspect product and negotiate price.

Scars from hurricane ...

So yet another week in Denham Springs. This week was set up for an advanced camp so I was looking forward to working with kids that already knew the basics.

Only me Aled and Gail stayed on for the camp as the number of kids weren't as much as the first week. The camp itself went very well apart from the weather. The monday and tuesday were cancelled due to huge thunderstorms but we managed to make up the hours in the ...

... heard the dooor open but thought nothing of it because Gary did it every morning and shouted every time "Morning Honey" Gary is a morning person I am not! Next thing after the door opened was freezing water in my face which wasn't to bad but then "Sniper" Chip ripped my bed sheets off and there I was in white bundies getting soacked by freezing cold water, I could barely catch my breath. Gary said he tried to stop them but there he was filming it behind them. So ...

... 7 hour drive to Austin Texas. It was a monster drive but we got there in time for our 4pm meeting. I had driven 249 miles on the same motorway which was a ball ache lol! We were told that the evening was ours to do what we liked with so I chilled by the pool till 7pm with some beers and then planned my attack on 6th Street (look it up on google, mental place).

July 4th night in Austin Texas is next on the blog!

... understand that, so to explain, this means a billboard that promotes Science and Reason in an otherwise unreasonable Bible Belt. Baton Rouge it appears, is particuarly religious.

Tomorrow I am off to Texas and first stop is Houston. I will stay there for 3 nights and have plenty on the agenda to do there.

Until then,

Gage

I was going to change our reservation...but Katie had left her purse at this hotel when we stayed here at the beginning of the trip. I just thought it would be easier. The room was still clean...a room away from that back exit, but the desk was broken. They had been holding Katie's purse since we called from Disney. All of the money was miraculously still in there.

We ate dinner at a place ...

... there are bars and shops. The best part of my dorm however, is that it is the res hall for the Global Studies college, which essentially means that the people living here are generally either Americans taking languages, or international relations, or similar courses, or they are international students, and so there is a really good variety of people. I would love to say that I was super pro-active and immediately went around and introduced myself to my neighbours, but when I first moved in ...

... rally, Kelly and the boys walked around campus while I worked out. We met the family for dinner at 'Ralph and Cachoos' seafood restaurant.(see pic) It was my cousin, Stephanie's 70th birthday.(grandmothers niece) We had dinner with Darryl,Stephanie, Thas, Rhett, Lynne and Sid. It was great to see them and recall some great memories about my mom and grandmother. We are staying at a great equestrian park about 2 miles from the LSU campus.(Rent is a little steep-$12/nt)