travel

Freeways, highways, and other roads as we move the coach from one site to another. Plus cat pics.

Travel from Ozark, Alabama to Carrabelle, Florida

We drove our coach 155 miles, about three hours of driving, from Ozark, Alabama to Carrabelle, Florida. Our last travel day of 2024.

Here’s a map showing our route, heading south:

Route map

An interactive map:

US-231 South:

US-231 South

Lots of routes:

Lots of routes

National Peanut Festival:

National Peanut Festival

Big peanut:

Big peanut

“Welcome to the Free State of Florida”, and “Photo Opportunity at Welcome Center”:

Welcome to the Free State of Florida

“Campbellton, Gateway to Florida”:

Campbellton, Gateway to Florida

Entering I-10 East:

Entering I-10 East

Rest area, our only stop for this trip:

Rest area

Blountstown mural:

Blountstown mural

Crossing Apalachicola River, where we entered Eastern Time Zone:

Crossing Apalachicola River

CR-67, a little narrow, but fine:

CR-67

Lake Morality Road, also narrow, but only a couple of miles:

Lake Morality Road

Arriving at our destination for the rest of 2024, Ho-Hum RV Park:

Arriving at Ho-Hum RV Park

Following the coach to our site:

Following coach to our site

Arriving in our site:

Arriving in our site

Travel from Red Bay to Ozark, Alabama

We drove our coach 288 miles, about five hours of driving, from Red Bay to Ozark, Alabama. (With lots of Paladin pics.)

Here’s a map showing our route, heading south:

Route map

An interactive map:

A video of Paladin getting pushed by the slide-out coming in while we were preparing the leave; he didn’t care:

Goodbye Red Bay Acres:

Goodbye Red Bay Acres

SR-19:

SR-19

I-22 East:

I-22 East

I-22 East

Lunch stop:

Lunch stop

Back on I-22 East, with Paladin on the dash:

Back on I-22 East, with Paladin on the dash

Paladin on the dash

“Break the drive if sleepy”:

Break the drive if sleepy

Rest area:

Rest area

Paladin on the dash again:

Paladin on the dash again

“End higher fines”… sounds like a protest sign:

End higher fines!

Fuel stop:

Fuel stop

Some women admiring Paladin at the fuel stop:

Some women admiring Paladin at a fuel stop

US-231 South:

US-231 South

KOA:

KOA

Guided to our site:

Guided to our site

Travel from Lena, Mississippi to Red Bay, Alabama

We drove our coach 184 miles, about three hours of driving, from Lena, Mississippi to Red Bay, Alabama.

Here’s a map showing our route (kinda), heading north:

Route map

That wasn’t actually our route, as we decided to take the Natchez Trace Parkway, which the RV routing didn’t like, but I examined closely and determined it’d be fine for us. Here’s an interactive map of the actual route:

A branch and lots of leaves by our truck:

Branch by our truck

A narrow road from the campground:

Narrow road from campground

A sharp turn from the park road; not too hard for our coach:

Sharp turn

Another Allegro Bus passing us:

Another Allegro Bus

A drizzly drive:

Rainy

Entering Natchez Trace Parkway:

Entering Natchez Trace Parkway

Entering Natchez Trace Parkway

Natchez Trace Parkway

Natchez Trace Parkway

Lunch stop at the Jeff Busby area:

Lunch stop at Jeff Busby area

Lunch stop at Jeff Busby area

Loose dogs roaming around:

Loose dogs roaming around

Natchez Trace Parkway

Natchez Trace Parkway

Natchez Trace Parkway

Leaving Natchez Trace Parkway for I-22 East:

Entering I-22 East

I-22 East

MS-25:

MS-25

Turned into MS-76 (a newer and much nicer highway):

MS-76

Welcome to Sweet Home Alabama:

Welcome to Sweet Home Alabama

Arriving at our destination, Red Bay Acres:

Arriving at Red Bay Acres

Mostly empty RV park:

Mostly empty RV park

Oooh, a Zephyr (top of the line Tiffin motorhome):

Mostly empty RV park

Our site:

Our site

Travel from Springfield, Louisiana to Lena, Mississippi

We drove our coach 186 miles, about three hours of driving, from Springfield, Louisiana to Lena, Mississippi.

Here’s a map showing our route, heading north:

Route map

An interactive map:

Convertible Beetle:

Convertible Beetle

Flooded road in front of our first site:

Flooded road

Our first site was a little damp:

Our first site

An interesting sign near the entrance of the park:

Sign near the entrance of the park

A closer look:

Sign near the entrance of the park

Narrow road from the park:

Narrow road from the park

Petro fuel stop:

Petro fuel stop

We had lunch while driving, with me feeding crackers with salami and cheese to Jenn:

Lunch

Welcome to Mississippi:

Welcome to Mississippi

A sign for the Lynyrd Skynyrd Monument… so of course we had to play Free Bird and songs seeded from that:

Lynyrd Skynyrd Monument

Roadworks on I-55 North:

Roadworks on I-55 North

Watching a Sinclair Trails timelapse travel video while traveling is always a little disconcerting:

Watching Sinclair Trails travel video while traveling

Paladin asleep, touching my foot:

Paladin asleep, touching my foot

Rest area:

Rest area

Exit from I-55 to route 25:

Exit from I-55 to route 25

Paladin asleep:

Paladin asleep

Late foliage:

Late foliage

A narrow road to our destination:

Narrow road to park

Leake County Water Park:

Leake County Water Park

Our site:

Our site

Travel from Galveston, Texas to Springfield, Louisiana

We drove our coach 346 miles, about six hours of driving, from Galveston, Texas to Springfield, Louisiana.

Here’s a map showing our route, heading east:

Route map

An interactive map:

Following our coach to the dump station, where we toaded up:

Following coach

Galveston Island coast:

Galveston Island coast

Galveston Island sign:

Galveston Island sign

Super scenic refinery:

Refinery

Fred Hartman Bridge by Galveston Bay:

Fred Hartman Bridge by Galvaston Bay

Fred Hartman Bridge by Galvaston Bay

Entering I-10 East:

Entering I-10 East

Rest area:

Rest area

Back to I-10, with Paladin on the dash:

Back to I-10, with Paladin on the dash

Paladin on the dash

Paladin on the dash

Entering Louisiana:

Entering Louisiana

Another rest area:

Rest area

Paladin in his tower box laying on the bed:

Paladin in his tower box

Food trucks:

Food trucks

Overturned big rig, probably going too fast in the rain:

Overturned big rig

Overturned big rig

Paladin asleep:

Paladin asleep

Rain:

Rain

Yet another rest area:

Rest area

Bridge over the Mississippi River; it always feels like a momentous milestone to cross this river, the divider between the more spacious west side of the country, and the crowded east side:

Bridge over Mississippi River

Mississippi River

A truck with a blown tire:

Truck with blown tire

Large crest on the road in the turn towards the park:

Large crest on the road in the turn towards the park

Narrow road to the park:

Narrow road to the park

Free-range chickens and ducks:

Freerange chickens and ducks

Arriving at Tickfaw State Park:

Arriving at Tickfaw State Park

Arriving at our site:

Arriving at our site