Week ending Dec 17, 2015 Grand Isle State Park

Since arriving at Grand Isle State Park we have spent most our time walking on the beach and enjoying the great weather. We find that walking at the edge of the surf we avoid the mosquitoes. There are quite a few trawlers that fish along the coast here, along with the pelicans and shore birds. 

We also noticed a memorial, which we presume was due to a boating incident of some kind, as it was facing out to sea.

The weather has been great since we arrived, warm enough that we haven't even had to turn on a heater overnight. The breeze off the ocean keeps the trailer cool enough, so no air conditioning is needed during the day.

Monday morning we watched some dolphins feeding in the surf. Quite a surprise as we were not expecting dolphins here, and certainly not that close to shore.   We were able to get a bit of picture by running the camera on video, but by the time we got that organized, they had quit leaping to dive on the fish.

Later Monday morning we drove to Port Fourchon, about 15 miles away. It is a port whose main industry is to build and service the oil rigs in the gulf.  We then completed the circle drive through Leeville, another oil service port.   It had several oil platforms being prepared for service in the Gulf.

On our way back to the trailer we stopped at the Starfish restaurant, Joan enjoyed a bowl of seafood Gumbo and John had chicken sausage gumbo. When we pulled up to the restuarant John noticed the business next door. Interesting imagining someone driving away with a daiquiri in hand.

Tuesday Joan took advantage of the complementary laundromat which Louisiana state parks provide to their campers. The rest of the day was spent doing chores, enjoying the warm sunny weather and visiting with fellow campers.

Wednesday we again walked along the beach. We visited with fellow campers and enjoyed the hot weather. We also watched an oil rig leave the port heading out into the gulf.  Of course we didn't happen to have the camera on us at the time.

Thursday John did a bit more maintenance while Joan did some Christmas baking. Time to get the mince tarts made as well as some spicy pumpkin muffins.  The weather has turned slightly cooler, so  having the oven on doesn't overheat the trailer.  Our neighbours in the next site have gone on a mini vacation to Baton Rouge to attend their granddaughters university graduation, so we are trailer sitting. They will be back tomorrow night. This is a very quiet campground, so we are not expecting any problems.