Louisiana

Leaving Mississippi, with our earliest start time yet, we crossed into Louisiana where we would spend the rest of the day; but it wasn’t a “big” driving day. Even though we have a few trips under our belt, it’s amazing the things we continue to learn about what works best for us. When we first started out, a few years ago, we planned 500-mile driving days to get from one destination to another as quickly as possible. We’ve discovered a big day for us now, is around 250 miles. Mark does all the driving and I’ve earned the nickname, Daisy, because I truly prefer being chauffeured around. I snapped a pic of Mark today, because a friend commented there are rarely photos of him. There is a tiny sliver of him there, but the blog is after all entitled “Travels With Starbaby”.

We’ve also finally started to use a wonderful asset, we hadn’t used before, that makes a travel day less stressful. Because Mark worked as a civilian for the Air Force, for 30 years, we are allowed to use any military base “Family Camp” facility, in any state. Not only do we have access to the campground, but we can also use their state-of-the-art fitness center too. A challenge, on the road, is developing a consistent workout routine, so it’s nice to know we can include a stopover at a base, and do weights, swim or attend a spinning or yoga class; all free of charge. The first Air Force base we’ve stopped at, for this trip, is Barksdale Air Force Base in Shreveport, LA. It’s 9:00 pm, as I’m typing this, and a bugler is playing the 24 notes of “Taps” to begin quiet hours. I can’t imagine a better way to end a day.