The cool thing about travel is that pretty much every place has something to recommend it. It may be good for a week and not a month, but we haven't been to too many places that had absolutely nothing. My friend teased me about Des Moines, but we spent 3 busy and enjoyable weeks there.
You wouldn't think of Beaumont as a happening destination, but it's a small city in its own right and surrounded by charming little towns that are worth a few days of exploration. It's raining like a big dog here, and will be for the next few days, but Thursday should be sunny and dry and we'll go on walkabout to see what's what.
Our campground (Hidden Lake) is very basic, predominantly a temporary home for those working on the oil rigs and one-nighters on their way somewhere else. There is nothing for children: no pool, no basketball or playground. But there is an enormous fishing lake, which is why I chose it over the other campgrounds in the general area. It's clean, and well taken care of, and the bath houses are decent size singles, which is always a plus.
We'll probably go into downtown Beaumont and see their sights, and spend an afternoon seeing what's going on in Nederland, Port Arthur, and some of the surrounding towns. I got a big chip in my windshield on the way to Baton Rouge, so Saturday I have an appointment at Safelite in Beaumont to fix it.
You wouldn't think of Beaumont as a happening destination, but it's a small city in its own right and surrounded by charming little towns that are worth a few days of exploration. It's raining like a big dog here, and will be for the next few days, but Thursday should be sunny and dry and we'll go on walkabout to see what's what.
Our campground (Hidden Lake) is very basic, predominantly a temporary home for those working on the oil rigs and one-nighters on their way somewhere else. There is nothing for children: no pool, no basketball or playground. But there is an enormous fishing lake, which is why I chose it over the other campgrounds in the general area. It's clean, and well taken care of, and the bath houses are decent size singles, which is always a plus.
We'll probably go into downtown Beaumont and see their sights, and spend an afternoon seeing what's going on in Nederland, Port Arthur, and some of the surrounding towns. I got a big chip in my windshield on the way to Baton Rouge, so Saturday I have an appointment at Safelite in Beaumont to fix it.