Just the first of a couple quick posts from on-the-road. We flew into New Orleans on Sunday night. Monday we did the French Quarter, including Burbon Street, and walked the River Walk. We took one of the carriage rides and listened to some street music. Let the good times roll.
We also drove up along the Mississippi, but because of the levee system we did not see much of the actual river, a disappointment.
Tuesday AM we toured a plantation (Houmas House) and had a great lunch on-site. Then it was off driving our next link, up to Baton Rouge then east on I-10.
Pam had spotted an alternate route on the map that followed the Gulf so we got off the superslab and took this much nicer route which gave us views of the ocean. At one point (Long Beach, Mississippi) we pulled off and walked the white sand beach barefoot. It was a great stop.
Last night we stayed in Foley, Alabama, and today we head for Pensacola and places east — into the Florida panhandle.
I’ll have another quick post in a couple days.
That’s it for now. Thanks for looking in!
what a nice surprise! you are going to post from vacation!
jealous of your toes in the sand!! what are the temps down there?
i went to new orleans and stayed on burbon street for some meetings when i was in school. we went in august and it was hot and new orleans didn’t smell good in the summer! i remember the toilet water was warm and that was bizarre
we also went out at night and it seemed like full fledged marti gras! i had a hard time picturing how it could get any crazier for actual marti gras–but i bet it somehow does!
the path less traveled is nearly always the better one 🙂