Easy travel day again. At least at the start.
We drove over 50 miles today to camp at the Lakeview Park and Beach, just north of Eunice, LA. It is a beautiful place, and, since it is Friday, the park is quickly filling up with weekenders from the local area. There is a nice fishing lake, plus a swimming lake and beach, but it won’t open until next week…
Along the route we passed by typical Louisiana roadside scenes:
Upon arriving, I noticed that my iPhone was not charging – the cable would not plug in. After several panicked minutes wondering where in rural SW Louisiana I could find an Apple store, then several more panicked minutes realizing that what I really need is an A&TT store, then remembering that I have insurance on this phone (because I do not believe in those ugly phone cases…), then a few more phone calls and we were back in the truck and off for a one hour drive to Lafayette to an Apple authorized repair shop. If this proved to be unsucessful, I could get a replacement shipped to me – all I need to figure out is – Where will I be when the new phone arrives?
Lafayette was busy, but we found the store easily. Five minutes and nine dollars later my phone was fully functional! All it took was a tiny set of tweezers and knowing what to look for…
So, since we were already parked in a giant Target parking lot, we did a little grocery shopping, and headed back to Eunice.
Along the way we did see one of the better ideas to come out of Lafayette:
Yes, the drive-thru Daiquiri stand. Due to recent laws banning open containers of alcohol in cars they now put a lid on the plastic daiquiri cup, and a straw to poke through the little hole in the lid…
So we returned to the campground. We had missed both the final GAM and a drivers’ meeting. We took an evening stroll around the lake…
After our traumatic day we retreated to the Villa and enjoyed an adult beverage or two…
And an enjoyable time was had by all…
And the all-dressed-up McAnoy family:
Adventures in the Villa 
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