Feeling 🍀Lucky

We had such a good time at the casino we decided to play the odds once more. We found ourselves on the way to the thriving town of Kinder, Louisiana. It was a very industrial area. Not a very pretty drive, but it is interesting to see how important the railroad is in moving products around the country. We don’t see very many tracks where we live in Michigan, but out west the train is everywhere.

Beautiful

This casino didn’t offer as many free play slot credits but we found the staff to be very helpful in educating us in how various machines worked. Basically you put your money in, and nothing comes out. Seems simple enough. And we mastered the technique like champs!

The campground was squeaky clean and only $19.00 a night for all the amenities, water, electric and sewer hook ups. They had a dog park for Toby. We took him out and discovered there was a pavilion on the grounds that was hosting a  Championship Horse Barrel Race Competition that weekend. 

The horses and riders enter the ring.

About every five rides they regroom the arena

The riders take their horses around a barrel at each end of arena in the fastest time they can without knocking either barrel down. They earn cash for winning. Both the riders and horses advance to different levels as their purses grow. Many of these horses are used for stud service after their racing careers end. I don’t know much about horses but there were some pretty ones there.

This guy must have been chilly

They all seem to pose with that back hoof like that. Hmmm

Many of them wear these covers over their hoofs to complete their outfits. Like horsy “Jamberrys”.

We stayed here for a couple nights so we could be settled for the Super Bowl. We gambled a bit in the morning and then settled in for the game. Bill wanted the Patriots to win but it wasn’t in the cards. Go Eagles. 

Our campsite

We decided to head out the next morning and make our way out of Louisiana toward Galveston Island, Texas. We should make it there before dark and we’re planning on staying at the State Park there.

 I had to show you the toilet seats in the casino before I sign off today...There is a plastic sleeve around the seat that slides into the back of the seat when the toilet flushes. A new one replaces the used one, when the used one is retracted. Neat huh! I thought so.

On to Texas, we always enjoy ourselves there.

The more you run over a dead possum, the flatter it gets.

God Bless America, love you all!