Sunday, December 9, 2012

Monday, stopped at Foley, AL at the Lambert's Cafe - Home of the Throwed Rolls.  This is one of three restaurants they have and the only one we hadn't been to.  Always yummy yeast rolls and dinner.  Always managed to bring home half!  Arrived at the park about 5:15.  Parked in the dark.

Tuesday,  Day of rest.

Wednesday - Did six loads of laundry here at Bayou Segnette State Park...2 washers and 2 dryers - free.  One dryer doesn't work only about half speed, so it was slow going, but I "got 'er done".   

Friday we drove to Mandeville, LA (50 minutes north across the Lake Ponchetrain causeway.)  Found the Dew Drop Dance and Social Hall, formed in 1895 and still standing strong.  Parked the truck and walked to the Rusty Pelican for shrimp po-boys.  Were very good!  Back to chat with the folks setting up.  6:30 was the concert by Spencer Bohren, our favorite blues artist.  Has a nice visit with his wife, Marilyn and Spencer before the concert.  They had thrown all the windows open so those sitting in lawn chairs outside could hear, so it got really chilly inside.  So glad I had packed about four layers!  Concert was informal and awesome, of course.  Back home about 10:30.



On the tree outside the 1895 building.  Next door is a Baptist Church and the church ladies prepared food to serve at halftime.

Spencer Bohren warming up.

 

Saturday, December 15, we went Algier's a small town near the park and caught the free passenger ferry across the Mississippi River.  Walked to the French Quarter, all through the French Marketplace.  Shared a muffaletta (round bread packed with cold cuts, cheese and olive salad.)  Then topped it off with freshly made praline's.  Jerry's was a coconut one.  They were a decadent treat!  People watched around Jackson Square and then caught the ferry.  Back home around 5:30 pm.  A beautiful sunny day - about 73 degrees.

 Sunday, a day of rest. I seem to be able to do about every other day with my virus still hanging on. Coughing is much better but energy level isn't up to snuff yet. 

NOLA skyline from ferry.

Along the Moonwalk area on our way to the French Quarter.  This was the Natchez; playing the caliope and preparing to depart on a cruise down the river
 

Looking down one of the streets around Jackson Square.  Great people watching

Famous street scene.

Looking into Jackson Square

Looking west in front of St. Paul's Cathedral - another of the streets bordering Jackson Square