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Snake Charmers
... out of her mind and her tiny Mexican friend who was just as drunk and spoke absolutely no English. She ended up buying the girls incredibly expensive tequila shots, I ended up buying the tiny Mexican a beer, and then we drank more, listened to Johnny Cash on the jukebox, and chatted to a few punks, one of whom said he'd once played for The Misfits (not sure if true or drunken hyperbole).
We ventured out of The Abbey once things got too weird and wandered a ...
Finally made it to New Orleans
... if I have to. I'm not supposed to check out until Monday but if I have to leave early to miss the storm, I will. So...is it bad that I'm hoping the storm turns and hits Florida instead? No?? Good, I will be doing a rain dance for them! ;) We plan on visiting the Riverwalk on Sunday and maybe the French Quarter, depending on how the kids hold up. It's hella hot so I'm fine with just chilling by the ...
And we're off to NOLA to meet Technomadia!
... 10 and heading west to meet up with the inspiring Tech-nomad's Cherie Ve Ard & Chris Dunphy of Tecnhnomadia at Bayou Segnette State Park in Westwego, LA. We are rebels now as we have no reservation and the park is booked on-line; however, we decide to take the chance and see if we can't squeeze in somewhere. Yep, last spot (85) allows just enough room to pull out the slides and have ...
Meeting fellow Spirits!
... to have one!! I took Rodd some tea and pastries back up to the room but he was still sleeping and I didn't want to wake him so I left a note and set out to explore the French Quarter.
I wandered down to the river and saw the steamboat Natchez having it's brasswork all polished up lovingly. Then I just wandered aimlessly until I'd had enough! It really amazed me to see how well the ...
Feb 4 - Krewe du Vieux parade
... really grabbed us, but for someone in the mood for shopping in a funky district it would be great.
We headed home and spent some time out in the yard playing cards and talking to Bob, but then the clouds moved in and it dumped rain. We rethought our plans to go to the parade, but it cleared up and turned out to be a nice nite.
Krewe de Vieux Parade
"Mardi Gras" means "Fat Tuesday." Traditionally, it is the last day ...
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