New Orleans (10/30)

Up early and on the road by 9 for New Orleans.  Nice peaceful ride some of the scenery is really nice, some is not so nice.  You pass some oil refineries and things like that, they detract from the scenery.

 The picture to the right and below is part of the bayou system through this area. The highway is right in the middle of the water.  It is pretty cool to ride on top of the water and it is everywhere you look.


It isn't a very long drive to New Orleans from Natchez MS.  Here is my  first view of the city.

We are staying at the French Quarter RV Park, it is right across the street from the French Quarter.  We arrive a little after noon and get set up.  We have asked at the office where a good place to eat lunch is and they sent us over to the Gumbo Shop in the French Quarter.  Once all set up we walk over to the Gumbo Shop and have a very yummy lunch.  I had the sausage gumbo and Joe had the Jambalaya and a couple of beers.  We got talking to the couple sitting next to us and found out that a Zydeco band is playing at the Rock 'n' bowl bowing alley on Carlton.  The band starts at 8:30 we can't wait to go.  We had seed this band in May at the Zydeco Festival in San Diego.  We spend a little time walking around the French Quarter to the Mississippi River.

 After our little tour of this area we head back to the park to rest a little before going to the Rock 'N' Bowl.  We decided to go early to make sure we got a place to sit and park.  They serve food so we would have our dinner there.
We arrived a little after 7 and got a nice table and ordered drinks and Joe went to order food.  I a going to try their hot wings and Joe just got a hamburger.  While he was gone our new friends, Tom and Laurie Francis, arrived.  They hadn't eaten dinner yet either.  The Saint's football was on TV so the band started a little later than planned, but when they did it was awesome.  Joe and I danced some, not so much as we used to, I am still having back trouble.  But it sure felt good to get up and move on the dance floor.  After 2 hours the band is still playing without a break. We left after another half hour, not knowing how late they would play and we wanted to beat traffic.  Unfortunately for us the I 10 East bound was closed for work tonight and we had to find another way back to the park.  So we had another adventure.  We took Canal St all the way back but then discovered you could only turn right off of this street so we made a right went around the block and manged to get back to the park by making all rights.  We are tired and it feels to crawl into bed for a good nights sleep. Of course we are by a hospital so sirens are going all night and we are also right next to the  freeway.  Sure glad I have ear plugs.

Tomorrow we are hoping to take a tour of the bayou's and swamps of  New Orleans.