Day Thirteen (in our room at last!)

What a long day. We were in the car for 13 hours, that includes the hour that we gained when we cross back over to the Central Time Zone. We started in Eastern Florida and drove west through the Florida panhandle, across Alabama and Mississippi, eventually ending in western Louisiana at Lake Charles. This will make our drive tomorrow much easier. Not too many pictures today but here are a few for the collection.

This is the bridge crossing into Mobile, Alabama. These types of bridges are all along the Gulf Coast. The are very long and run right above the water.
Scott and I agree that we have never seen rest areas like the ones we have visited. We love stopping at the rest areas. Most have greeters and sitting rooms where you can have a cup of coffee are look at thousands of brochures. The people there will also help with suggestions of things to see. This was one of the rest areas in Mississippi.

Driving across Mississippi. The bridges go right over the swamps. I took this picture when we were about 3/4 of the way over the bridge.

We cut down off the highway and drove to Biloxi Mississippi to catch a glimpse of the Gulf Coast. The water was really brown and murky. We didn't stay long.

There are still reminders of Hurricane Katrina along the Gulf Coast. This is the fire station in Gulfport Mississippi. What you can't see is the single wide trailer off to the left where the crews live. I guess I can't complain because at least I have four walls on the building I am in.

Here we are at the Louisiana rest area. You can kinda see the building in the back. These places are amazing!

Yeah, welcome to Louisiana! It poured on us the entire way across the state. It rained so hard that at times it raised up sunroof glass and drained in on us. There are no signs of flooding in the area and no one else seemed concerned. It just made the drive that much longer. From what I could see of the landscape, it looked swampy and interesting. I would definitly like to come back here and spend some time touring the plantations and the swamps.