{"id":543,"date":"2016-02-11T18:50:59","date_gmt":"2016-02-11T18:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewachs.com\/wachsacrossamerica\/?p=543"},"modified":"2016-03-06T01:58:43","modified_gmt":"2016-03-06T01:58:43","slug":"flotashon-connecshon-and-destinashon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thewachs.com\/wachsacrossamerica\/2016\/02\/11\/flotashon-connecshon-and-destinashon\/","title":{"rendered":"FlotaSHON, ConnecSHON and DestinaSHON"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m an Adam Sandler fan and love to imitate Cajun Man. \u00a0Today was a drive day that took us into a new state: Louisiana! \u00a0So, I had to bust out a few -tion- words to annoy my lovely wife. \u00a0So now I will share with you some of the highlights of this travel day in my best Cajun Man accent.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>FlotaSHON: \u00a0After leaving GalvesTON we boarded the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.galveston.com\/galvestonferry\/\">Galveston-Bolivar ferry<\/a>. \u00a0Yup, took the beast and Ava on a big ol boat! \u00a0The cost: FREE! \u00a0JubilaSHON!!<\/p>\n<p>ConnecSHON: Drove on the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Atchafalaya_Basin_Bridge\">Atchafalaya bridge<\/a>&#8230;its the 3rd longest bridge in the US. \u00a0This thing was nuts. \u00a0Over 18 miles of bridge connects the 2 shores. \u00a0And it was bumpy. \u00a0VibraSHON!<\/p>\n<p>DestinaSHON: We had originally thought we&#8217;d stay at Niblett&#8217;s Bluff in VinTON Louisiana&#8230;but we were making good time so decided to huff it to BaTON Rouge. \u00a0Just across the Mississippi river we exited the interstate, passed LSU and are camped at Farr Park equestrian center which exceeded my expectaSHON.<\/p>\n<pre class=\"brush: plain; title: ; notranslate\" title=\"\"><div id=\"flickr_txtoladriveday_7459\"><div class=\"slickr-flickr-slideshow landscape medium \"><div class=\"active\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/1666\/24674713910_08acb56c3e.jpg\" title=\"Huck crossing the Atchafalaya bridge\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Huck crossing the Atchafalaya bridge<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/1652\/24343369383_6ae8bd2003.jpg\" title=\"Kids above the beast\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Kids above the beast<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/1703\/24852232802_35d1150e53.jpg\" title=\"Kids looking down on Ava&amp;#039;s roof\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Kids looking down on Ava&#039;s roof<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/1654\/24852234422_74a7f552a2.jpg\" title=\"Ava and the beast on the ferry\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Ava and the beast on the ferry<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/1628\/24339634274_9594374275.jpg\" title=\"Ava on the ferry\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Ava on the ferry<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/1691\/24970261815_c3d27b735b.jpg\" title=\"The mighty Mississippi\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>The mighty Mississippi<\/p><\/div><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\">jQuery(\"#flickr_txtoladriveday_7459\").data(\"options\",{\"delay\":3000,\"autoplay\":true,\"transition\":500,\"link\":\"next\",\"target\":\"_self\",\"width\":\"\",\"height\":\"\"});<\/script><div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/div><\/pre>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Now its your turn&#8230;leave a comment below, but you must include at least one -tion- word per my instrucSHON!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m an Adam Sandler fan and love to imitate Cajun Man. \u00a0Today was a drive day that took us into a new state: Louisiana! 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