West Coast To The East Coast III

I'm sure your all tired of my road trip posts, but I'm pretty sure some of you are interested in seeing what the lower part of the states looks like!

I am also going backwards, but that's why it's called West Coast To The East Coast!

This is also going to be long, but short! I just wanted to share a few pictures with a short description so you can see some of the things we did!

As we drove through El Paso, Texas on the 10 you get a weird feeling looking to the right and seeing Mexico. The border is literally 200 yards from the Interstate. Jeff has told me before that he has seen immigrants walking the fence.

Lovely Texas. No offense to those who love this state. There's just nothing to look at and I don't enjoy the desert seen.
The only good thing about this drive through Texas..... Do you see the speed limit! Awesome!
Jeff really enjoyed the waffles!
They had these babies at the 2 hotels we stayed at in Texas. We thought they were hilarious, never seen this before!
Texas flag before heading into Louisiana

Had to take this being Louisiana is known for Mardi Gras. And boy do they decorate, more pictures to come!

Truckin along!

We had to tow a friends car to New Orleans and drop it off for him on our way. This worked out great because we got to spend a short time site seeing. Although this meant we would pass some friends that we wanted to see. Next time we will take our time and see those people.

This picture is to show you how much water occupies the south. There are bridges every where, I really don't think you realize how much water is there by looking at a map.

This bridge was heading into Baton Rouge and takes you over the Mississippi River. I think we crossed it twice during this trip.

Downtown Baton Rouge

LSU stadium

Downtown New Orleans.

There's the Super Dome!

The Saints practice facility.

We actually got to see a few things driving into New Orleans the first day. It was all from the road, but at least we saw it!
The next day as we were leaving New Orleans, we passed a lot of the Katrina devastation that hasn't recovered. It's hard to explain how you feel seeing all of this. I couldn't imagine what these people went through and how they felt. My heart broke seeing these home destroyed and parts of the city that has changed so much.

Jeff and I watched a TV program after settling here in FL about the history of New Orleans and whats changed. Some for the good and some for the worst. All I know is that it's something to see.

After leaving Louisiana, it didn't take long getting to Florida. We passed through Mississippi, Alabama (which took a whole 60 miles) and finally stopping in Florida for the night. There was a Tornado warning the night before we left LA and it actually touched down in Alabama up by Bham. So we got some weather when we got into FL.

Biloxi, MS

This tunnel is in Alabama, which is really pretty. Lots of water and as you get into these Southern States, I do have to say they are so clean and lush. One thing we missed when we left MS.

More Interstate Bridges

And here we are!

1 more night and 5 more hours till we got there!

So that's what your bottom states kind of look like. All of this traveling is making me want to see more of the world! I am so glad that Jt can remember these things and hopefully Tanner will enjoy our stories and pictures of what his second year of life was like! Desert, Snow and off to the South he goes........