We spent a couple of evenings having way too many drinks by the fire with our neighbour, Moe. He's from Louisiana and was there by himself. His wife had suggested he "go camping" for a few days, I didn't ask. At one point I asked him what "Moe" was short for. Perhaps he didn't understand my question, but he replied his middle name was "Lester". I cracked up but he didn't seem to see the humor. Reminds me of a Monty Python skit, Mr. Smoketoomuch. Google it. I'm not making this stuff up!
Lake Charles has 2 distinct identities. On one hand it has an amazing number of refineries and chemical plants at the west end.
There are miles and miles of this along Interstate 10, all lit up like it's Christmas.
To the east and south a very quaint historical downtown district with bars, shops and restaurants,
...and a casino district with casinos which rival Las Vegas in size but are fewer in number.
I'm not a gambler but if I can spend 2 hours at a nickel slot and leave only $5 in the red, I call that cheap entertainment. And as long as you are feeding the machine nickels, drinks are free!
The burger I had at the Jack Daniels restaurant at L'Auberge Casino has to rank in the top ten burgers of all time, maybe even in the top five.
There's a song about Lake Charles by Lucinda Williams, called.....oddly enough, Lake Charles.
If you're into some Louisiana country/blues, click the link and have a listen.
She was born here and grew up here. I love her voice, she always sounds like she's had just a few too many.
Enjoy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dglHW7rOwk
The unit is telling me it's time for another fuel filter change, it's bucking on steep hills, so we'll have to deal with that soon.
Galveston is next.
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