Sunday, July 22, 2012

The Deep South, New Orleans, and The Road to the Grand Canyon

Welcome to Alabama!

And Mississippi!

And this is the thunderstorm that scared the shit out of us (2.75 inches of rain in 12 hours).

Oh Good! Louisiana seems clear(ish).
Welcome to Bourbon Street, New Orleans!
Here you can get alcohol to go, good food, and strippers!


Good beer and music in this club.
This is not Bourbon Street.
This is French Street (where the locals go).

More shots of the French Quarter.

And the House of Blues!

The Mighty Mississippi!

The Mississippi with a real steam-powered river boat!

No, this is not Disneyland.
This is St. Louis Cathedral.

This is as close as I will ever get to joining the Catholic church.

So we were lucky enough to be in New Orleans during the annual Mayfly invasion.
It's a lesser known event.

Yay! More Bugs!

Look mom and dad! 20 years later, same spot.
But this time I am not checking anybody out.

The Cafe Benignet Jazz Duo.

Eating Benignets like motherfucking adults!
It's a puff pastry with powdered sugar.
I now know why almost everyone in New Orleans is overweight.

Eating alligator!
Fuck you, bitch! I'm higher up the food chain!

And here is how we saved a crap load of cash:
Step 1: Get an ice chest
Step 2: Buy groceries from the local grocery store.
Step 3: Fill the ice chest with groceries.
Step 4: Take ice from your hotel to fill ice chest!

Erica's grandfather has his bomber jacket on display in the National World War II museum in New Orleans.

See? And they called him "Jinx."
I wonder why?

The full display.

WWII vehicles!

WWII plane!

WWII mementos!

Flight Suit!

Yet another plane!

So are GPS is informing us that it is 22 hours and 32 minutes to Flagstaff, AZ.
(Yes, our GPS uses a TIE Interceptor as its icon)

The Superdome!
And more rain!

This damn storm literally chased us out of the state.


Louisiana highway!

Louisiana wetlands.



People tend to get shot in the face here.

Drive "Friendly" The Texas Way.
When the hell have Texans EVER been known for being friendly?
And what if you don't?
Will they shoot you in cold blood like Rick Perry shooting a coyote?

2 comments:

  1. Okay, I give. Your Tie Fighter is way more cool than mine on my TomTom!

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