Wednesday, June 19, 2013

The First Day: Long and Winding Road

Baton Rouge Mississippi River Bridge
  The first day of the trip was an unspectacular journey from one place to another: South of Nashville, Tennessee to Galveston, Texas. And there were few stops in  between. 
   We left at 6:30am and arrived in Galveston around 7:30pm. The only stops were for gas and rest stops. We ate lunch at the Louisiana Welcome Center. The bridge in the photo above is the Mississippi River Bridge in Baton Rouge. 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Swamp Bridge, Louisiana
Swamp Bridge, Atchafalaya Swamp, Louisiana
The Tiger at Tiger Stop, Louisiana
  We did stop at the Tiger Stop in Gross Tete where they have a live tiger in a cage(LSU Tigers, you know). But it was hot and the tiger wasn't easily visible. I felt sort of bad pulling in to see this, felt bad for the tiger laying there in the heat(though I suppose tigers are used to heat, aren't they?). 
Fred Hartman Baytown Bridge, Texas
   We cut south off of Interstate 10 to go through Baytown, across the Fred Hartman Bridge over the Houston Ship Channel as a quicker way to Galveston. 
  By the time we got our motel room and some dinner, it was dark-and they cut off the lights at the Pleasure Pier JUST as we pulled over and I got out with the tripod to get some shots! Disheartened, I took some really bad shots without the tripod of the ferris wheel, the only lights left on. 
The Pleasure Pier in Galveston, Tx
   The first day was somewhat uneventful-but it was the only day that was. There are so many more photos to come!

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