Rodeway Inn And Suites Bossier City

... all of out business except for a bar or two and there were still a small corner store that was open. Driving through town was a sad site and we could easily tell this place was once a booming community but now is merely run down, boarded up and mostly out of business.

Next stop Historic Jeffferson, TX.

... safe. The game warden closed down all water activities as water is so high. As you can tell by the photos many folks lost much with these floods....

Ok now we are uncertain what do do. No fishing, boating or hiking so it's off to Uncertain, TX and we are certainly Uncertain as to what we shall find.

We thought we were leaving Texas, but didn't quite make it, we are near the border with Louisiana near Shreveport. Tomorrow we hope to make Vicksburg, similar to Gettysburg the scene of a well known Civil War battle.

Fun yesterday, Bob & Mary Sue's pool/volleyball party, although I have used it for a few outgoing calls I had not received a call on my mobile/cell phone since buying it in California ...

... d T-bones meet spicy Creole crawfish. Suspecting that there are fewer ranch hands and more urban cowboys, more Negroes and less Mexicans; the radio plays more jazz, folk music and bluegrass but less George Strait and Latino mariachi tunes. Observed: · We saw a few saw mills and lots of logging trucks on the highways. Recently, one golf course even hosted the "Lumber Dealers Association of Texas" annual golf tournament. · There are more and bigger oil ...

... d T-bones meet spicy Creole crawfish. Suspecting that there are fewer ranch hands and more urban cowboys, more Negroes and less Mexicans; the radio plays more jazz, folk music and bluegrass but less George Strait and Latino mariachi tunes. Observed: · We saw a few saw mills and lots of logging trucks on the highways. Recently, one golf course even hosted the "Lumber Dealers Association of Texas" annual golf tournament. · There are more and bigger oil ...

So it's almost 5AM, day of departure. Haven't finished the laundry, much less packing. Everything is a mess right now and the only thing I am sure of is how awesome this is going to be.  I feel a little guilty leaving for the holidays, but those who know me understand I would throw myself under a bus for my family. This is generally the time I spend at home with them to really catch up. I think they understand though.  Now time for a little sleep before the hectic day starts.

... reached all three states. We had an excellent lunch at George's Grill. The Coconut Ice Box Pie was especially tasty. I will add more about Shreveport tomorrow.... See our Shreveport Louisiana Sightseeing Photos Copyright 2008, Round America and William M. Windsor

Jetzt hat es uns erwischt...................Regen und nocheinmal Regen............. Heute Morgen haben wir uns entschieden, dass wir den Regenschutz ueberziehen.....war eine gute Idee...... schon nach einer kurzen Strecke fing es an zu giessen und wir wurden beide sehr, sehr nass ...

... of the car this morning, and we are going to Best Buy to get another battery for Alisha's second camera, so there should be some pictures coming soon! Part 2 Okay, so the day of the air show was cloudy and gray, so that didn't go so well. But, we did go see the city and tour the rose garden. That was actually pretty neat, since Alisha is also a photographer and plants make pretty patient subjects for me to learn on.

... ranking I would say it was an 8, Meat wasn't flavorfull and not as much selection as I thought they should have had but was ok. The biggest kick for me was that the group I really like was there Puddle of Mud and it was only $20.00 for a ticket to see them, But I wasn't with people who liked them so we passed, darn it : ( But over all I would go back there again the seenary was great.