Mandeville, Louisiana and Beaumont, Texas

 Blog Post #9

We drove along the Panhandle of Florida and arrived safe and sound to Mandeville, LA.  We stayed with Linda and Gary who are sister and brother-in-law of our good friend Kathy Lampl.  They graciously showed us around the town of Mandeville which is just across Lake Pontchartrain from New Orleans.  The town is full of old Live Oak trees covered with Spanish moss.  It made for a interesting backdrop for Halloween.  There was a lot of good NOLA food including gumbo (thanks Linda), po-boys, red beans and rice, and beignets. 



Live Oak covered with Spanish moss on the Mandeville waterfront

Lake Pontchartrain with the causeway leading to New Orleans in the background



Our gracious hosts, Linda and Gary



Seven Sisters Oak - believed to be about 1500 years old!



Fontainebleau State Park




Happy Halloween!


Best Halloween decoration!

Then we went onto Beaumont, Texas where Bob worked for 3 years as a DuPont engineer.  We visited his old home and were questioned as to what we were doing there by a neighbor!  We also visited the site of the first "gusher" oil well in Texas (black gold, Texas tea!)  Bob enjoyed his time in Beaumont, but (in his words) he's glad he didn't have to stay!  Me too!



Bob's first house


Lucas Gusher site



Comments

  1. AlanaNovember 14, 2023 at 9:56 AM

    I guess hubby don't like there anymore smiley face. Did Toby like it there?

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