We’re camped in Lake Bistineau State Park south of Shreveport, Louisiana. After we arrived we realized we’d camped here before – in August 1984! We were on our way home from a family gathering in Santa Fe. We set up camp after dark and when we awoke the next morning we were enchanted with the view of the bayou out of our camper window. Today we arrived in the mid-afternoon and enjoyed an evening of leisure in camp.
It was an incredible experience to actually walk the streets of Pompeii, once a bustling resort town in the Roman Empire until 79 AD when an apocalyptic explosion buried it under 20 feet of volcanic ash. Archeological excavations since the 19th Century continue to reveal evidence of a thriving community.
Once the largest cruise ship in the world, Allure of the Seas will be our home for the next seven nights as we cruise the Western Mediterranean and explore the eighteen decks of this behemoth.
Our recent travel misadventures seriously curtailed our time in Rome pre-cruise but we did get to visit the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel before making the trip to Civitavecchi for an overnight in the port city of Rome preparatory to departing on Allure of the Seas tomorrow.
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