Sat. March 7th- TX to Louisiana

No pictures today as we drove, and drove, and drove, the journey being mostly uneventful. Saw an interesting way to backfill railway ties though. Following #77 up through the King Ranch the State is building what looks like a new line. Railway ties are concrete and roughly 12" apart. Should be a smooth ride for sure. Anyway a giant backhoe was perched on top and straddling two railway box cars Guess there were about 20 of these cars filled with gravel. Apparently at one end was the ramp to get it up there.
The next most interesting sight was an egret rookery seen while speeding by on the highway. I figure there were at least a hundred of the birds sitting around the pond.
Just when I was congratulating myself on sticking with #59 going straight through the heart of Houston, we encountered a sign - I10 closed at 610 (the beltway around Houston). Tons of vehicles were getting off to take the 610 south and then east. Now I know why. Figure we lost an hour there with the detour.
Our day started at 7:30 and finished at 5:30 with only stops for gas. Now that's hoofing it for sure. We are now just over the state line in Louisiana, near a town called Vinton, about 23 miles west of Lake Charles. V RV Park is the name and while I don't recommend it (Woodall's gives it no rating and says it is remodeling although we don't know what), it is good enough for one night. And of course the wireless works or I wouldn't be posting this. I'll take a picture of our site tomorrow.
The dogs finally got a bit of a run with the bike on a gravel road. Not great with my skinny tires, but it worked just the same. Dogs are a bit hyper of course after 8 hours, so who can blame them.