Day #2 of 10 Days, 10 States Chapter 51 – My Journey to Oregon 2.27.2022

Seeing that road sign, “You’re now leaving, Florida” was bittersweet and of course, at my menopausal stage in life, caused a few tears to fall from my already tired, mismatch-colored eyes. But with the future in sight, and my son [my rock] driving behind me, with each new state, starting with Louisiana, I would roll down my window and throw up a “shaka” or “metal hand” in an attempt to celebrate us moving one state further to our future.

First stop, Lafayette, Louisiana. This is also the first test of how the Captain [my cat] and Sweet Tea [my grand doggo] will co-exist in hotel rooms for the next [what we thought] would be 8 nights.

Nothing remarkable happened, aside from realizing that in just one day, my Jeep already resembles a homeless camp. The “Long Ass Swamp Bridge” on I-10 was fabulous, never disappoints and somehow, I missed the “Tall Ass Bridge” or, maybe I just blocked that from my mind, as it was one of my most dreaded events looking forward at the journey.

A good night sleep at the Residence Inn, Lafayette Airport where the staff was amazing, the rooms were clean and comfy and we were able to miss any Mardi Gras traffic.