We arrived in Louisiana after yet another long drive east from Dallas. We had a late start because the guy worked on my AC...needed in the South! We camped for the evening in a pretty County park on Cotile Lake, west of Alexandria, LA. We had a great Lake view. The host said a baby alligator lived in the cove, but I didn't see him! We did see and feel plenty of mosquitoes, though!
The next morning we took a quick walk near the lake and admired the wildflowers.
Then we headed towards New Orleans. We took a diversion to see a plantation written up in the AAA guidebook, but it was closed for a private party. Elegant on the outside.
We arrived at the New Orleans RV park in time to hop on the bus and head for the French Quarter. We walked and listened and watched. Bourban Street is really loud and wild!
The next morning we headed out again for sightseeing and later lunch and a ride on an authentic steamboat. Nice views of the waterfront.
We walked and walked and took in all we could! Sampled good food and had a praline or two!
It was fun to see the colourful buggies lined up waiting for the tourists.
We took a city tour so we could see sights not easily reached by the bus line and it was interesting. We stopped at one of the above ground graveyards. An average plot costs $50,000.
Colleen left for California early Saturday morning and I'm off on the next portion of my trip.
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