To Lousiana May 12

On our way back to the I-10 we passed through Chappel Hill and had to stop to get these photos. Many of the building have historical plackards.

"Chappell Hill is situated in the southeast portion of Washington County, which lies halfway between Houston and Austin on US Hwy. 290. The town of Chappell Hill was founded in 1847 by Mary Hargrove Haller, granddaughter of Robert Wooding Chappell, for whom she named the town.

"Present-day Chappell Hill is a small Texas town with a colorful history offering visitors year-round hospitality and charm. The town has a delightful combination of restored homes, shops and buildings. Many are found on Main Street, which has been designated as a National Register Historic District."
Present-day Chappell Hill is a small Texas town with a colorful history offering visitors year-round hospitality and charm. The town has a delightful combination of restored homes, shops and buildings. Many are found on Main Street, which has been designated as a National Register Historic District.Present-day Chappell Hill is a small Texas town with a colorful history offering visitors year-round hospitality and charm. The town has a delightful combination of restored homes, shops and buildings. Many are found on Main Street, which has been designated as a National Register Historic District.

Back on the road we stopped to make sure the thermoelectric cooler was plugged into the van's power port. This horse seemed to be keeping an eye on us.

Approaching Houston we saw this monument. Since the photo was shot from the freeway at 70 mph we're lucky to get this good of a picture.

The Houston skyline. We like to steer clear of the cities, but need to make better time for the next few days in order to get to Florida on schedule. We are hoping to have at least two days with Lee.

Ah, finally finished the crossing of Texas. Dan had planned to stay at a campground in Breaux Bridge, but the GPS took us to rural residential areas. We did see a sign for one campground where the GPS lead us, but the sign had a directional arrow pointing further along the road. We followed the road and saw one more sign, but never found the campground. We decided to get back on the I-10 and look for signs along the freeway for campgrounds. We finally saw a sign in a town called Port Allen. We were informed that the spaces were all for permanent RV rental. We decided to go back to the off ramp and check into the Super 8. The hotel is older and rather drab, but clean with instant hot water in the shower and a very good WiFi signal.