Quite a day. First of all, had a minor flood in the rv because cap on a line burst off. Got that under control but had to make a stop at the casino to use the facilities since the water was turned off. On the way out, Jack says let me try just one hand of Black Jack. He bet and was dealt 2 tens. Split them, and believe it or not, was dealt two more tens and those 20s beat the dealer. So walked out with $20 profit. That made up for the mess earlier.
We decided to backtrack to Morgan City where there is the International Petroleum Museum. Morgan City appears to be the birth of off shore oil drilling. We were able to take a tour of “Mr Charlie” which was the first mobile off shore drilling platform and it came from there. We were only the only 2 on the tour. Jack able to climb 58 very steep steps at one point, plus others. That's him in the picture sitting on the hook that lifts the pipes into the hole for drilling. It is also a training/orientation center for new or potential off-shore workers to make sure they really like it before committing to potentially 21 days on/off a rig.
Learned a lot and of course the guide very biased about the advantages of off shore drilling and how US policies are keeping people from potential jobs etc. Did not know that they drilled then moved the whole platform to a new place once the pipes were laid to transport the oil to land.
Left there and took the scenic route to get back to I-10. Through rice fields as far as you can see. Saw a crop duster doing fancy dips and turns. There was also a rice research center. We have ended up at another casino – one of the Isle of Capri chain in Lake Charles LA. At least 2 other casinos nearby that are more posh than this one but this is the one with an rv site for $10.
Very close to western border of state so we will be in TX tomorrow. Headed towards Austin.
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