On our way into Louisiana we pass by the Aransas Wildlife Refuge, home to the endangered whooping crane. Couple of short walks here, we actually see 3 of the birds, but more gators in the swamps at the wayside. When we drive out of the reserve one decent sized alligator actually crosses the road straight in front of our vehicle.
Our destination for today is Port Arthur, on a lake and the first bigger town on I 10 into Louisiana. On arrival we realize that Port Arthur is long beyond its prime, some refineries, that's it. So we go on to Lake Charles. Quite the opposite of Port Arther! The town seems well kept and we go for a bicycle ride along the lake shore through a posh neighbourhood. Beautiful villas. The town center however is deserted on this Sunday morning despite a home show at the convention center on the lake. This is the same in all those American towns, businesses have moved out of the center to the highway servicing the town taking people with them.
Anyway, we'll stay here for a couple of nights at a State park in the middle of a ... swamp.
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