Hi Terry, i wish you luck finding a road dog. I am not in that part of the world right now and prefer to travel alone, but it is an interesting area to travel. After exploring the Piney Woods and Big Thicket i highly recommend heading south of Port Arthur and getting on the seaside/marshland road into Cameron parish. It's pretty remote out there and not many places to camp, but it's a really unique ride, imo - one of my most memorable experiences when cycling through Canada and the US last year.