Baton Rouge, LA

Monday - After a low temperature of just above freezing, we headed east at around 10am. The weather was nice with a high in the mid-60s (°F). Heavier traffic on I-10 with a fair amount of road construction. Our overnight stop is at a Cracker Barrel on the eastern side of Baton Rouge. 

We had dinner in the restaurant and, in my opinion, the food “quality” seems to have gone downhill. One thing that hasn’t changed is the game on the table. Something to do while waiting for your order. We didn’t park in the RV parking spots as we would’ve had to disconnect the Jeep to fit. But the parking lot was pretty empty. 

Winter Weather in Livingston, TX

Friday - At noon, it is only 49°F. I reconnected the water and filled the fresh water tank (through the water softener) to 85%. I'll disconnect it tonight as I really don't want to damage the water softener. 

Saturday - Today was pretty cold with a low this morning of just below freezing. Tonight’s low is forecast to be in the mid-20s (°F) and it barely rose to 44°F with lots of sunshine. We are planning to head out on Monday as there is a warming trend in the forecast.

On Wednesday’s drive, I wanted to take a toll road to make sure our transponder worked plus I was curious what the toll would be for the motorhome towing the Jeep. We were charged the truck rate. The trip on 99 around Houston came out to $44. Pretty pricy. The good news is that the transponder works. Just in case we want to use it in the future. (I’m thinking of future east coast trips)

Livingston, TX

Wednesday - We left the SKP park around 10:30 heading east after several weeks of delays. Hopefully, we didn’t leave too early as another cold front is in the forecast. We arrived at the Escapee park in Livingston, TX, around 4:30pm. It was a nice, relaxing drive. It’s nice to be on the road again in the class A. 

Thursday - Clear and sunny and has warmed up to the mid-60s. Warm enough to sit outside. We walked over to the mail forwarding office to sign up for the scanning option. This is the location of our mail forwarding service. 

Due to inclement weather forecast to arrive this weekend along our route through Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and northern Florida, we decided to hang around here for several more days. Below freezing temperatures, with heavy fog along the I-10 corridor is something I’d rather not deal with. By Monday, the warming trend is forecast to begin. 

One of the other VEs lives here in Livingston at the Escapee park and stopped by to visit. 

Winter’s Here

Sunday - It looks like winter has arrived in TX. The forecast was for much lower temperatures but I still wouldn’t venture out on the roads. The only ice was on the metal steps at the RV door. The steps were pretty slippery. 

I went to Sunday morning coffee, as usual, but I was the only one there. But, since I was there, I went ahead and started this blog post with some coffee. 

The current plan, which is always subject to change, is to head out on Tuesday. If the road conditions aren’t halfway decent, I’m tempted to wait another day. Texas DOT has this obsession with flyovers at just about every major highway intersection, and bridges are the first thing to freeze, and, according to the weather apps, Houston is getting freezing rain. 

Tonight’s forecast is for a low of 16°F. We’ll see if that’s accurate. 

Tuesday - The low temperature last night was 24°F, and tomorrow it's forecast to be around 31°F. So we are planning to head out tomorrow mid-morning. There hasn't been any precipitation, so I'm not anticipating any road issues. The current plan