From Breaux Bridge, LA to Bowie, MD

Started my long drive back home, after more than a month since I drove down to Miami for my cruise in December 2022. I stocked up on Louisiana goodies: two king cakes from Rouses Market, 6 bags of Community coffee, beignet mix, Cajun seasoning and Creole mustard, all packed in the back of the minivan. My portable fridge contained fresh Cajun sausages, boudin, Creole stuffed turkey wings and 5 lbs of boiled crawfish (cooled) from the Fruit Stand. On the way out of town, I stopped by a Cajun store to get some cracklins and boudin to eat on the road. It may be a while before I get Cajun food from Louisiana.

Driving back east, I passed through Hammond again, and decided to get one last cup of coffee with beignet at that branch of Cafe du Monde, plus another order of beignet to go.

The rest of the drive home was not very memorable. No more camping: I stayed in a Red Roof Inn at Chattanooga, TN and a Super 8 in Daleville, VA.