Okay Skunky...

Whaddaya mean it was a bust?

Whaddaya mean it was a bust?

...you don't remember that we missed the turnoff and went all the way to BR?????? :roll:

...you don't remember that we missed the turnoff and went all the way to BR?????? :roll:

No, that must have been River Otter who led you astray

OK, take I-20 out of Big D to Shreveport. In Shreveport, take I-49 south. Exit I-49 at HWY 190 (Opelousas exit) and go toward Baton Rouge. Here is the tricky part...as you are getting near Baton Rouge, you will take HWY 415 (poorly marked, look for a 'to I-10' sign) north to I-10. Be on the lookout for the 415 sign after you pass Camille's Restaurant. You should NOT cross the Mississippi on HWY 190;if you do, U-turn and go find 415. Hwy 415 hits I-10, go on I-10 east until you hit I-12;go on I-12 and bypass New Orleans;you will pick up I-10 again in Slidell, Louisiana. I-10 brings you to SOWAL...pick your favorite entry point into Walton, I like HWY 331, but some say exit 56 to the Mid-Bay Bridge is better. Remember, no speeding through Krotz Springs, LA (but you can stop at Billy's for boudin). Good luck

Remember, no speeding through Krotz Springs, LA (but you can stop at Billy's for boudin). Good luck

Miss Kitty, this is the best part of the message. Always stop where the food is recommended (especially when it comes from a trusted source ). Gotothebeachmom sent us to a small hole in the wall in Alabama on our way to Atlanta, and man o man it was the best southern meal we'd had in a long time! If Skunky says eat at Billy's, eat at Billy's.

OK, take I-20 out of Big D to Shreveport. In Shreveport, take I-49 south. Exit I-49 at HWY 190 (Opelousas exit) and go toward Baton Rouge. Here is the tricky part...as you are getting near Baton Rouge, you will take HWY 415 (poorly marked, look for a 'to I-10' sign) north to I-10. Be on the lookout for the 415 sign after you pass Camille's Restaurant. You should NOT cross the Mississippi on HWY 190;if you do, U-turn and go find 415. Hwy 415 hits I-10, go on I-10 east until you hit I-12;go on I-12 and bypass New Orleans;you will pick up I-10 again in Slidell, Louisiana. I-10 brings you to SOWAL...pick your favorite entry point into Walton, I like HWY 331, but some say exit 56 to the Mid-Bay Bridge is better. Remember, no speeding through Krotz Springs, LA (but you can stop at Billy's for boudin). Good luck

Miss Kitty, this is the best part of the message. Always stop where the food is recommended (especially when it comes from a trusted source ). Gotothebeachmom sent us to a small hole in the wall in Alabama on our way to Atlanta, and man o man it was the best southern meal we'd had in a long time! If Skunky says eat at Billy's, eat at Billy's.

If I am not mistaken, this is where I got RO's boudin in October. Not sure if it was Billy's, but it was Krotz Springs because I remember thinking....well, never mind what I was thinking...

If I am not mistaken, this is where I got RO's boudin in October. Not sure if it was Billy's, but it was Krotz Springs because I remember thinking....well, never mind what I was thinking...

Before Kurt made clean talkers of all of us, you could have told us!

Before Kurt made clean talkers of all of us, you could have told us!

Why, yes I could have!!

OK, take I-20 out of Big D to Shreveport. In Shreveport, take I-49 south. Exit I-49 at HWY 190 (Opelousas exit) and go toward Baton Rouge. Here is the tricky part...as you are getting near Baton Rouge, you will take HWY 415 (poorly marked, look for a 'to I-10' sign) north to I-10. Be on the lookout for the 415 sign after you pass Camille's Restaurant. You should NOT cross the Mississippi on HWY 190;if you do, U-turn and go find 415. Hwy 415 hits I-10, go on I-10 east until you hit I-12;go on I-12 and bypass New Orleans;you will pick up I-10 again in Slidell, Louisiana. I-10 brings you to SOWAL...pick your favorite entry point into Walton, I like HWY 331, but some say exit 56 to the Mid-Bay Bridge is better. Remember, no speeding through Krotz Springs, LA (but you can stop at Billy's for boudin). Good luck

so this is what took y'all so long to get over here tonight. And you tried to tell me Christy was chopping veggies and geting dressed. You are the Human Mapquest!!

If I am not mistaken, this is where I got RO's boudin in October. Not sure if it was Billy's, but it was Krotz Springs because I remember thinking....well, never mind what I was thinking...

Krotz Springs - LOL!!!!!

my first piece of advice : leave on saturday the 14th :funn:

my first piece of advice : leave on saturday the 14th :funn:

...after looking at those directions again, we will be arriving on the 14th.

i got lost trying to read them, much less trying to follow them !

i got lost trying to read them, much less trying to follow them !

Well, that's why Skunky recommends stopping at Billy's to get some boudin--you gotta fortify yourself for the journey.

we are stopping in athens alabama on the way down in april....

we are stopping in athens alabama on the way down in april....

For....?

For....?

sleep....we like not driving all the way to sowal when we leave, because it just makes us too tired to do anything when we arrive, so we stop at about the halfway point. then we can get there before dark in sowal, and we don't have to leave at 3 a.m. from indiana....

sleep....we like not driving all the way to sowal when we leave, because it just makes us too tired to do anything when we arrive, so we stop at about the halfway point. then we can get there before dark in sowal, and we don't have to leave at 3 a.m. from indiana....

You know audie, Huntsville is not that much further, just down the road a piece. You should come on to Huntsville and I will come and see you guys. Just a thought. ;-)

You know audie, Huntsville is not that much further, just down the road a piece. You should come on to Huntsville and I will come and see you guys. Just a thought. ;-)

we did that one year, went to the space center, but my driver says that it is too far away from the interstate, we lose too much time.....blahblah...i will take to him and see if maybe we could meet somewhere for supper - we will be there on a thursday evening, would that work for you ?

we did that one year, went to the space center, but my driver says that it is too far away from the interstate, we lose too much time.....blahblah...i will take to him and see if maybe we could meet somewhere for supper - we will be there on a thursday evening, would that work for you ?

Now that might work. Just let me know what time!!!

Audie, I'm confused. Don't you take 65 to Birmingham? Do you go thru Nashville? Isn't Huntsville easier to get to than Athens? You definitely should have dinner with Darlene.

...after looking at those directions again, we will be arriving on the 14th.

Do I need to go up there and shuttle the kitties myself?

Do I need to go up there and shuttle the kitties myself?

Actually, these directions make a bit more sense this time. Maybe you could meet us in Kroutch Springs.

Actually, these directions make a bit more sense this time. Maybe you could meet us in Kroutch Springs.

Howsabout we meetup in SOWAL and break boudin?

Audie, I'm confused. Don't you take 65 to Birmingham? Do you go thru Nashville? Isn't Huntsville easier to get to than Athens? You definitely should have dinner with Darlene.

yeah we go down 65 - the hampton inn at athens is right off of 65, huntsville is a little piece from the interstate.

are you thinking of athens georgia ?