The flora and fauna in Fontainebleau State Park are abundant. I went on a late-night walk one night and saw a raccoon, and 30+ deer’s eyes reflecting in my light. We also saw an otter in Lake Pontchartrain and several alligators in the “alligator pond” right behind the kid’s water playground in the picture above. One of our neighbors saw a sounder of hogs.
I have added a new map to our homepage. In addition to our “States” map, we now have a “campgrounds visited” map. Now you can check out the RV parks, Harvest Hosts, and other places we’ve camped at if you happen to be looking for campgrounds in a certain area. It is an interactive map, if you click on the pin’s, it will tell you more about that location.
We spent 2 nights boondocking at Bass Pro Shops in Denham Springs, Louisiana. It’s a beautiful Bass Pro Shops and all the people working there were very nice. They have a nice lake between highway 12 and the Bass Pro Shops that they test boat motors in.
o the 1st day there the owner told me to watch for the alligator in the back pond. He said I was probably OK, it’s been so cold and rainy he wouldn’t be on the bank sunning himself. I halfway thought he was just pulling my leg, but he insisted the gator had been hanging around in one corner of the pond, and they had been trying to catch him and take him to the bayou.
To catch him, I just threw the treble hook past him, reeled it up to him and snagged him. I hooked him and Sherry called Dave, but he got off and I actually hooked him 2 more times before I got him hooked good. I had to fight him for what seemed like 1/2 hour, but I’m sure it was just several minutes until Dave and his helper Jimmy showed up with a catchpole.
As my friends and family know, I love to fish. While we were at Poche’s RV Park & Fish-N-Camp we had a pond about 10 yards from our back deck, a pond about 50 yards out the front of our RV, and a pond about 30 yards from the side of our RV. In total there are 5 ponds at Poche’s. They are stocked with bass, bream, sac-a-lait, and catfish. For my friends and family from IL, bream = bluegill, sac-a-lait = crappie.
They have had a few flavors take off and they can’t keep up with the demand. You can see their flavors in their web site. They have recently added a couple new tanks and will be adding a new location soon.
As they grow the Crying Eagle will soon start buying their grain in bulk. The grain bin pictured below is where it will be delivered and stored. Then it will be fed into the mill room where it will be ground up.
For the next few days, we are boondocking on the beach just south of Galveston, TX. Beautiful beaches, soothing ocean waves, unbelievable views, and it’s free. What more could you ask for? There are a few other campers here, but not many. The closest one is 100+ yards away.
Speaking of the clubhouse, they also have a lot of organized activities; poker, potlucks, fish fries, pickleball, quilting, and bingo just to name a few. I played in one poker tournament, but other than that we were just too busy seeing the sights. Bayview RV Resort is in a great location for area attractions.
The first group of photos is of roosting Sandhill Cranes. They roost in trees right across the street from the bay. Apparently, they are there all the time because there is a sign and fence around the area to keep people away. But the birds are used to people, there was a group of cars parked and people taking pictures.
If you travel in an RV, you need to be a member of Passport America. Passport America is a membership club that has nearly 1,600 member campgrounds where you can save 50% according to their web site. The cost to join is only $44.00/ year. You can save more than that on just one trip.
