Casino Buffet (and No Mosquitos)

We made good time and proceeded a few miles farther up the Calcasieu river to the L'Auberge Casino and Resort for the night. We tried a little of everything at the buffet while flipping thru election results. We can get some fuel around the corner which removes that concern for now.

After the Ellender bridge lifted for us to go thru I punched it to get thru as quickly as possible. This seemed to knock loose a barnacle or whatever from a prop blade or the mechanism, so it now seems like we have an overdrive gear, with higher rpms and no overheating. Tomorrow we have a lock and two pontoon bridges to get through, and should make it to somewhere around the Mermentau river.