We left Granbury with dad in tow to visit friends in Florida and see Richard and his family. We had decided to travel along the coast line on our way. The view along the way is so much better than traveling the expressway. Once on the way, I asked about taking a little detour and having lunch in New Orleans. Hey, since we're on a retirement schedule now, time is not an issue. Off we went. We arrived on Bourbon Street right at lunch time, so Pat O'Brian's was our first choice. Their gumbo soup was out of this world.
New Orleans has lots of color and variety of shops.The shopping looks fantastic, but unfortunely we wanted to reach Destin by tonight so we only looked in a few shops.
We did come across some interesting scenery as you can see. A piano player in the middle of the street. Luckily he had orange cones around him so I guess he's safe.
We left New Orleans and continued our trip along the coast. The scenery was great. We started looking for a hotel near Pascagoula, Mississippi. How were we to know that the Pentacostal Church was having their yearly convention and there wasn't a hotel in a 100 mile radius. We decided to push on to Destin even thouogh it would be late. Driving over the bayou's was fun and it was shocking to see how families found space in the swamps to put up a house with only boat access. We are not having the warmest weather (low 40's) so the following morning after a quick trip to stand on the white sands of Destin's beaches we were on our way to Florida, where we are hoping the weather gets warmer. Its been fun having my dad along.
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I look forward to someday saying, "Oh let's go have lunch in New Orleans!"
When are you going to come visit me in Utah?
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