Shreveport, Louisianna (holding pattern)
The good news is that the little human woke up feeling better. The bad news is that the heat wave continues.
The archeologist took a long time getting ready and had a new crick in her neck from sleeping in the jacuzzi.
A Play Date and a Scenic Route
After a restaurant breakfast (they overslept for the free hotel breakfast), the humans took a drive through Marshall and found a playground that the little human could check out. They didn't stay long because of the heat, but it was good to get a little fresh air activity in.
Then we took Route 80 East from Marshall, Texas back to Shreveport, Louisianna, and along the way the archeologist took some more photos of old signs and state lines.
Groundhog's Day
There's a movie where Bill Murray lives the same day over and over until he learns how to become a better person. That was kind of like what we did today.
- We went back to the Louisianna Boardwalk
- We saw Kung Fu Panda again.
- We went to Build-A-Bear Workshop again and got a stuffed bunny
The only thing that was missing to make it complete was Puxatawny Phil himself!
Old Signs and Hot Donuts
After leaving the boardwalk I mustered up a new-found respect for the archeologist and her obsessive photo-taking of old signs.
That's because she took a detour into Shreveport on Greenwood Ave to photograph a "hot donuts" sign she could see from the highway. But when we got there it wasn't just another old abandoned building, it was actually a real working donut shop that was pumping out fresh, "Southern Maid" hot donuts!
We basically had dinner there (or at least an extended appetizer) and I became a complete and total fool for those donuts! I bought a t-shirt and asked for an empty box to keep my trip souvenirs in, too!
Back to Texas
After our 30 mile drive back to our hotel in Marshall, the sugar buzz wore off and we decided to have a real dinner before calling it an evening. We ate at an all-you-can-eat pizza buffet that only cost $14 for the four of us!
A dinner of donuts and pizza -- I love vacation!
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