Texas

We left Lake Corpus Christi and drove to Galveston. We had hoped to stay there on the beach and camp somewhere but when we arrived we found so much devastation from the last hurricane. Boats still were littered in the street and on their sides. The beach is totally destroyed and litter and debris is everywhere. Most of the hotels are closed and the restaurants are all closed. It was so depressing and sad! We left there and drove to Beaumont Texas and were hoping to stay there but everywhere was booked up from oil convention meeting. After driving for 12 hours Jimmy was ready to stay anywhere. We got off the freeway in Lake Charles, Louisiana and saw a huge building. It was the Lauberge Casino. Check it out at this website http://www.ldlcasino.com/Hotel-Specials.aspx. We parked and went in. It was amazing! A beautiful spotless place. We checked on the rooms and were ready to stay there just to relax after driving all day but the 1000 rooms were all booked. So much for the "bad economy". We ended up staying for free in the RV parking lot at the end of the casino parking lot. It was fun. We went in and had muffins and coffee in the morning. As you can see it was pretty foggy in the morning but ended up being about 80 by afternoon.