It was overcast when we woke up at 7:15 am. The important thing was that it was not humid, at all. After breakfast we stopped by the campground office to pay for the site.
We chose to stay on Highway 90 (Chef Menteur Highway). Very nice view of houses on hight stilts. The sun was trying to peek out. We went to the mall in Metarie, so Edith can buy a bluetooth keyboard for her IPad mini at the Apple store. After the purchase we went to Cafe du Monde that was right across the street from the Apple store, and got 3 beignets, but they did not taste as good as we remembered.
While munching on beignets Edith suddenly realized that she left her camera on the table at the Apple store, so Erwin hurriedly went back to look for it. Edith was very lucky because the camera was still on the same spot where she left it, so Erwin picked it up and went back to Cafe du Monde, Edith cannot afford to lose the camera, or else her mood will be ruined for the rest of the trip!
Edith was having trouble finding a place to store her IPad mini, so she went inside one store to look for a suitable purse/pouch and found one that she liked. Erwin remarked that she now has umpteen purses!
We arrived New Orleans around 11 am, decided to park the camper van in the Garden District, so we can bike to the French Quarter. We biked about 2.5 miles to get there and looked for a place to lock the bikes and when Erwin found a place, he waved Edith over. She stopped and tried to lift the bike around and her feet was too close to the bike so she lost her balance and the bike pulled her to the ground scratching her left leg and left elbow and royally bruised her ego! Before Erwin could come to rescue her, other people came around and a car narrowly missed her. She was sore for a couple days.
We walked around looking for something to eat for lunch, and decided on The Original Pierre Maspero's. We got southern fried fish with french fries and hush puppies (we split the order). After lunch we walked to Lafayette Square, watched the musicians play. There were several tarot card readers, few magicians and lots of street art displays. We decided to walk up to Royal Street, walked up and down then next block to Bourbon Street (the most famous street in New Orleans).
When we had enough of sightseeing we walked back to where we parked our bikes. We biked on Camp Street then Prytaria Street (2.5 miles back). Edith almost could not make it back to the van because she was so sore from the fall.
We were planning on camping overnight at Super Walmart in Boutte LA, but it does not allow overnight parking so we continued on going south on Hwy 90. Mozella RV Park on Hwy 90 does not allow camper vans to park overnight. Checking out another RV park, but too expensive $75. So, we continued to Houma, LA. There is Super Walmart on Grand Calliou Road, so we swung by to check it out and there was no ' No Overnight Parking' signs, so we decided to park it here. Edith was going to fix supper, but because of her injuries we decided to eat supper at Raising Canes chicken fingers fast food joint. Got Cainiac 6 chicken fingers with french fries, cole slaw, Texas toast and 32 oz lemonade. Chicken fingers were moist and the sauce was good.
Retired for the night at Super Walmart without problems.
We chose to stay on Highway 90 (Chef Menteur Highway). Very nice view of houses on hight stilts. The sun was trying to peek out. We went to the mall in Metarie, so Edith can buy a bluetooth keyboard for her IPad mini at the Apple store. After the purchase we went to Cafe du Monde that was right across the street from the Apple store, and got 3 beignets, but they did not taste as good as we remembered.
Edith was having trouble finding a place to store her IPad mini, so she went inside one store to look for a suitable purse/pouch and found one that she liked. Erwin remarked that she now has umpteen purses!
We arrived New Orleans around 11 am, decided to park the camper van in the Garden District, so we can bike to the French Quarter. We biked about 2.5 miles to get there and looked for a place to lock the bikes and when Erwin found a place, he waved Edith over. She stopped and tried to lift the bike around and her feet was too close to the bike so she lost her balance and the bike pulled her to the ground scratching her left leg and left elbow and royally bruised her ego! Before Erwin could come to rescue her, other people came around and a car narrowly missed her. She was sore for a couple days.
We walked around looking for something to eat for lunch, and decided on The Original Pierre Maspero's. We got southern fried fish with french fries and hush puppies (we split the order). After lunch we walked to Lafayette Square, watched the musicians play. There were several tarot card readers, few magicians and lots of street art displays. We decided to walk up to Royal Street, walked up and down then next block to Bourbon Street (the most famous street in New Orleans).
We were planning on camping overnight at Super Walmart in Boutte LA, but it does not allow overnight parking so we continued on going south on Hwy 90. Mozella RV Park on Hwy 90 does not allow camper vans to park overnight. Checking out another RV park, but too expensive $75. So, we continued to Houma, LA. There is Super Walmart on Grand Calliou Road, so we swung by to check it out and there was no ' No Overnight Parking' signs, so we decided to park it here. Edith was going to fix supper, but because of her injuries we decided to eat supper at Raising Canes chicken fingers fast food joint. Got Cainiac 6 chicken fingers with french fries, cole slaw, Texas toast and 32 oz lemonade. Chicken fingers were moist and the sauce was good.
Retired for the night at Super Walmart without problems.
I read your blog until my eyes stopped for the boiled crawfish. Damn you! And, I love the Raising Canes - when I visit my family, they always get them without fail. :)
ReplyDeleteLove, Christy