Yesterday Alesa pulled out her back slightly in the morning so she spent the day in a chair with ice then heat and rest. It worked because she is mostly better today. I went out to do some shopping, mail packages and watch some of the Hoama parade. Try finding an open post office in Louisiana
Trip Log
February 4, 2008
Today we went into NOLA because we had to see it. We have been there a number of times but not during Mardi Gras or since Katrina. We walked Canal Street, the riverfront, Jackson Square and the French Quarter, especially Bourbon Street. We had cafe au lait and beignets and ate lunch at Pat O'B
February 4, 2008
Saturday was a day of rest while the Groundhog worked. Thanks to everyone for all the G'hog day best wishes. When Bill Murray says "Why couldn't that be Groundhog Day?", well for Alesa and I all of the days continue to be great. On Sunday we went to another Hoama Mardi Gras parade. We now hav
February 1, 2008
Today was another beautiful sunny day getting up to above 60. Roni and Denny came down and we drove south of Houma to Cocodrie where the road ends in the delta by the gulf. It was a nice drive through the fishing villages, sportsman camps and summer homes and back up through the wetlands. We s
January 31, 2008
It was a warm sunny morning with forecasted storms so we battened down the trailer and headed north through Thibodaux to Napoleonville where Alesa's dad was born and then to Plattenville were his mother was born. We toured both towns and visited all of the Catholic cemeteries. We have pictures
January 30, 2008
We made it to Capri Court in Houma. It is not the best campground we have been in but it is the only one around. It has the facilities we need but the sites are small and there is a lot of soft, muddy turf around but we will make the best of it as we paid for the week in advance since it was Ma
January 29, 2008
Last night we met a man from Madawaska, Maine who, based on the position of a small branch taped to his trailer, promised us a sunny day. Well, he can put that branch office of the weather channel in another spot where the sun don't shine because it has rained most of the day. We went into tow
January 28, 2008
Today was a great sunny day and warmed up to about 66 degrees. We visited Rayne (the Frog Capital of the world), Crowley (the Rice Capital of the world) and Lafayette (At the center of Acadiana and home of the Ragin' Cajuns) to visit Jean Lafitte National Park Acadian Cultural center. We also w
January 27, 2008
Yesterday we made it to Cajun country and arrived in Duson, La., on I-10 just west of Lafayette at the Frog City RV Park. Today we went to Avery Island, south of Lafayette to take the Tabasco Pepper Sauce tour. It was very interesting and educational. We took highways down and backroads back a
January 26, 2008
Wednesday we went back to the house but it started to rain so we had another rain day and went back to the trailer and relaxed some more. That evening Hank & Kathy took us to a great restaurant, Fogo de Chao, in Houston together with Dan and Michele. A great meal with great people. It was