February 22, 2013

Today we started our day at Wal-Mart.  They had the best price on Diesel that we have seen 3.93/gal. We decided to fill up the RV even if we did not need it.  We probably could have made it to Pensacola on what we had.  While at Wal-Mart we bought some of Carl’s local favorites so he can enjoy them when we get home.  These include: Crawfish tails, Boudin Sausage, Andouille Smoked Sausage, Tasso (spicy ham), Etouffee mix, and some Zatarains varieties not available at home.

We drove to New Orleans – about 200 miles.  The drive was a little stressful with wind, rain, road construction and traffic.  We crossed two swamp areas, the Atchafalaya and Maurepas.  There are signs of spring in the swamps.  Trees are starting to bud and yellow flowers on the ground.

 

The RV Park in the French Quarter is very nice.  It’s right off the Freeway and the off-ramp puts you right where you need to be so no driving the RV on the little New Orleans streets.  It is the most expensive park we’ve stayed at $73/nt.  It rained hard shortly after we got here then no rain the rest of the evening.

I think we may have been a little tired of being on the move.  We stayed in the RV the rest of the day.  We played board games, did laundry, watched a DVD of Lincoln, etc.  Sandy’s Pecan pie was even better the second time if that’s possible