Straight to New Orleans

  Well, not exactly straight...

 We drove from Natchez to Mandreville to the Fontainbleau State Park on the north side of Lake Ponchartrain. This beautiful spot just re-opened about a month ago after a whack from Hurricane Isaac. Big sites.

Picturesque day use area near the beach.

Alien visitor on the beach. Found 1 other one - they may be
a mating pair.... Called local wildlife control folks
who said no worries - too old to procreate.






Norene swears she had nothing to do with the mess
 in these trees at the edge of the bayou

How it all started. These ruins are in the park.

Been out of commission for a while.

Driving the Ponchartrain causeway - longest continuous
bridge in the world. Laser straight and almost 24 miles
long - it ends up in Metarie - just west of New Orleans.

And now for a few photos of historic buildings
in New Orleans...

 

This one has a gory past

Formerly Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop opened (1761). Now a bar
on Bourbon Street (along with many others).

I was last here in 1985. Nothing has changed except
the hair, belly, energy, and a couple of the waitresses.

Mysterious and so continental. Maybe it's the icing sugar
on her nose.

Bourbon Street as dusk settles in. Just starting to wake up.
We decide to hit the road along with about 40,000
commuters. Decision quality 2 out of 10.