Where are Cheryl and Dennis?: New Orleans

11/18/2019 – 11/23/2019

Monday – 11/18/2019 – Today we moved to Bayou Segnette State Park in Westwego LA near New Orleans. This is another park we stayed at 3 years ago and really enjoyed. Just outside the entrance is a fresh fish market which we like to visit and purchase lots of fresh shrimp. Yum!

Tuesday morning we searched out a Dots Diner for breakfast. On our past visit we stopped at one and I had a Julie Biscuit. It is a yummy combination of a biscuit covered with Swiss cheese, a crayfish sauce and an egg. Might have to have another one before we leave. From there went to the Garden District. We walked around the area to look at the beautiful homes. We also visited Christ Church Cathedral and went to the afternoon mass. Its a very beautiful church and one of the oldest in New Orleans. Then we drove down to the French Quarter.

Wednesday we spent the day at the campground doing a few chores and enjoying the great weather. Temperatures in the low seventies. Sweet!

Thursday was another tourist day. We checked out Longue Vue House and Gardens as well as the New Orleans Botanical Garden. We got free admission to both of these venues with my Horticultural Membership we purchased last winter in Arizona. We took a docent lead tour of Longue Vue House and self guided tour of the garden. Then wandered through the New Orleans Botanical Garden. From there we drove north to Lake Pontchartrain, ate lunch at Landry's Seafood House then took a drive along the lake. We ended up way east of down town New Orleans. When we put our park into the GPS it took us to a ferry crossing at the Mississippi. It was a lot shorter than driving back through the city however once we crossed we ended up in a traffic jam waiting for a ship to pass through a draw bridge. Still better than driving through New Orleans.

Friday we spent the morning hanging out at the park. Later in the afternoon we drove to the Algiers Ferry Terminal. Usually there is a ferry that will take you across the river to the French Quarter however it was out of service but they provided a shuttle bus instead. So we were able to take the bus across the river. Dennis enjoyed it because it was a lot less stressful. We ate supper and wandered around the French Quarter for a few hours. Even got to enjoy some fireworks which was part of the Christmas Tree lighting ceremony on Jackson Square. Got back to the shuttle stop at 8:00 and were back to the campground by 9:00.

Saturday – It rained overnight and the temperatures dropped into the 60's. The sun came out later in the day and it turned out to be really nice. Another day just hanging out at the camper.

Where we are parked: Bayou Segnette State Park – Westwego Ms – Site 42 – Full Hook up - $24 per night, $12 with senior discount.