Galveston, Texas
879 miles
97° F
Gas: $2.59
We drove along the shoreline and through Galveston. First free beach, we jumped in! Stephen also did a photo-shoot with our car, Penelope. (Then he got the first sun burn of the trip.)
We enjoyed shrimp by the beach and took this over-exposed photo of ourselves.
Last event was the ferry-ride, which I had fun photographing birds and took one poor shot of dolphins. We saw about six in the 20 minute ride!
Goodbye, Texas. We just spent 1,000 miles of our 4,000 mile trip through you.
Lafayette, Louisiana
1086 miles
83° F
Gas: $2.46
Stephen’s other aunt Liz lives here. (We didn’t get to see his last aunt, Theresa) Liz has two sons, Taylor (15) and Reece (9).
Louisiana is so tropical. We found a tree frog and put him in a jar for a little while.
Liz lives close to her cousins and extended family. Stephen’s Louisiana grandmother was one of 11 children, and most of them had six children. (and by now, many of those children are grandparents.)
Stephen tried to find himself on a family reunion photo with over 300 descendents in it. He finally found himself in the far back on his dad’s shoulders.
We had lunch at Liz' aunt Charleen’s house, one of the youngest of the 11. (Only four are still alive.) Charleen fed us real Cajun food: pork, sausage, beans, corn, rice and gravy, and potatoes.
Charleen and her husband Uncle Wayne are at far left, Liz, Stephen, Charleen’s daughters Sharon and Pam, and son Squetta with his wife Dawn. Their daughter is the baby Abby, and Pam’s daughters are Casey (in red) and Molly (in orange.) The blond girl is Ruby, daughter of Lisa (not pictured.)
Quotes of the Day:
"Facebook is so hard. It's like math!" -Liz
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