Oh, yes I have been derelict in my duties. This will be the last post until the next big Biff trip which is already under discussion. Well anyway, after we left Sweet Carolina we headed to Georgia. We spent a few days in the Darien area. Very much like South Carolina - plenty of salt marshes and ocean. Went to Jekyll Island one day - very pretty. One day we ate a fun little place called MudCat Charlies - nothing fancy but the food was very good. Next headed to Florida. We went through the pan handle area. Stayed right on the water at a little place. I like this part of Florida, not like the rest of the state. More laid back and less touristy.
After Florida headed toward Alabama and stayed near Bellingrath Gardens for a few days. Still hot. Then on to New Orleans. We were getting pretty tired of salt marshes by this time. However, the beaches are pretty with very white sand. The ocean here was very warm due to the summer of hot weather. There were signs of the horrible oil spill but most of it was cleaned up by the time we were in this area. Can't say we hung around the beaches too much because like I said we were ready for a change in scenery by this time.
What can one say about New Orleans? Other then it was a bit more odoriferous then I was expecting. Reminded me of Quebec City, maybe its poor cousin. It was a very mixed bag. We still saw a lot of evidence of hurricane Katrina destruction. We stayed at the KOA West and we were very happy with its location. It was in a safe neighborhood right near the great Mississippi river. Found a great place for poor boys - man were they good! And one more thing - everyone we met was very friendly and welcoming. All in all - I like New Orleans both the good, the bad, and the smelly. It has personality!
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This was the last leg of the trip. I flew out to Chicago from New Orleans for Emily's bridal shower east of the Mississippi. Jack continued on to Amarillo. I caught up with him there and we finished the last few hundred miles together to home sweet home Tijeras! The house looked good and I was quite pleased to see that my lilacs and roses survived without being watered all summer. It was a wonderful time and I hope everyone enjoyed the blog!
