We woke this morning in our new home – Bayou Segnette State Park, Westwego, LA. A much nicer campground than the one we left behind – large sites and actual grass and trees. Later we took the Algiers Ferry across the Mississippi river to the French Quarter and spent a day indulging the delights of New Orleans. First stop – Café DuMonde for café au lait, hot chocolate, and beignets – yum! In and out of shops on St. Peters, Chartres, St. Ann, Decatur, and of course Bourbon streets – what fun and enlightenment (especially for the kids - all the posters and t-shirts-lots of questions being asked!). Off to another café for Po Boys, Jambalaya and Gumbo – triple yum!. . . more perusing the streets, watching the jazz musicians, drunks, magicians, and other lively sorts. . . into a candy store for pralines and other goodies and back home again on the ferry just in time to escape the rain starting outside. Another night of being lulled to sleep by the pitter-patter on the “roof.”
Crossing the Mississippi by ferry
Cafe du Monde
This magician was great and we ended up running into him over and over again. Kerby and Joelle got a private show while waiting for the return ferry. He was quite a character. Kerby said he wished the guy was his brother. I have no doubt we'll see him again tomorrow - I'm looking forward to it.
Smoking Time Jazz Band
(liked them and bought their CD)
Our self-made Marti Gras masks
(I'll go out and get the beads later :-)
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