Oberlin, LA

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Well,  we had a wonderful first night out of Texas.   We stayed at the Merryville Historic Museum grounds.   The historic society cooked a gumbo meal for us and breakfast the next morning.   The people were wonderful and home cooked meal was fantastic.   The area is big for logging and papermills.  From the people we met, I can understand why they consider the people of this state to be the happiest.

Today's ride was very nice.   The logging trucks were off the road and everyone else was in church.   The roads were very quiet.

Tonight we are in a small  town called Oberlin.  We stopped at the grocery /cafe/liquor store and had some Cajun food and ice cream.   I snapped a picture of one of the three meat displays.   They were happy to tell us about the offerings and give samples of the cooked meat.   They assured us it was real Cajun food.

Tomorrow we head further into this very different state.  It does seem like a place from a time in the past.   I took a couple of pictures of Parish courthouses that show some of the past majesty of this area.

Tonight we are in a motel since there is not camping available.   That is very fortunate since the Packers are playing the Saint tonight.   I can watch from the comfort of a motel room rather than taking my  hands in an opponents bar.   Go Pack Go!!!