Jan 23 - The Big Easy

Weather - 79 degrees and humid

The campground we are staying at is New Orleans East Kampground, it used to be a KOA but was just taken over by a new couple from Port Huron, Michigan.   You just never get to far from home sometimes.  It is a little rough around the edges but it was safe and the site was level and easy to get in and out so we are not complaining.  We just couldn't seem to find a RV park that we liked but there's always next time.  Today we rented a car to head down to the French Quarter. 

The old buildings are beautiful and a must see.  We walked down Decatur Street and wound our way up to Bourbon Street.  You absolutely must eat the hot Beignets at Cafe DuMonde, you will think you died and went to heaven.

Later we did stop and eat the local cuisine - a Po Boy sandwich and Muffeletta but both of us agreed we should have just went back to Cafe Du Monde and ordered a platter of those Beignets.  ha ha ha ha and which one is the real Jimmy Buffett?

Its kind of ironic that my Parrothead also happens to have his concert shirt on ..... I swear we always find Margaritaville.  Billy bought a sticker that is going to be the new motto for our motorhome WWJBD.  Anybody???   LOL






what would jimmy buffett do?

Jan 21 - 23 Just outside New Orleans, Louisiana - Slidell

Weather - Warm high 70's, Humid, Humid, Humid
On I10 driving into Mobile, Alabama you have to go over a big bridge and then down under a tunnel.  Billy was wondering where are we going???  It was a good size - width and height..... phew.

Everything I read said DO NOT take a motorhome into the core of New Orleans.  Old roads, bumpy, tight areas and heaven help you if you make a wrong turn and end up in Vieux Carre which is the Old Section translated and better known as The French Quarter.   So we were wise and stayed 30 miles out in East New Orleans in a suburb called Slidell.   So glad we did.  N O has not really recovered from Katrina and that was August 2005; so sad.  Miles and miles of housing, businesses, stores still show much in disrepair.  Crime is rampant downtown, and the locals warn you to BE CAREFUL; which also translates into Rosey and Billy do not take the motorcycle downtown as well.   First day we road around the area here which is miles of swamp and bayou and in the town we found a crazy "Drive in, Diner, Dive" place from the Food Network show.   Ha, ha oh yes it was a Dive for sure..... but we loved it.   The place was called La Pines Cafe and it was packed.  I had the Poor Man's Egg's Benedict which was homemade biscuit, topped with spicy sausage and poached egg then smothered with sausage gravy!!!!