3 Days and I don't think I am ever coming back.....

....well, not until the money runs out anyway. :) This is so much fun. No schedule, nothing that we have to do or anyplace we have to be.

OK, Eric, I fixed as much of the spelling as I could find. And grammar, no one in LA cares about grammar!! The last computer was just not up to my speed. Thanks for starting my lists for me Eric!

Ending mileage today was 6868. That makes 692 miles so far.

Today we started out about 9:20. We left the hotel and were going to tour the Shadow on the Teche, it is an old plantation house where a Civil War battle was fought, but well Old People think differently than us younger people. They had 2 tour buses pull in just before us and she could not figure out how to put us on the tour with them. Even though it was not a private booked tour, it was just too many people for her to figure out how to handle at once. She asked if we would mind coming back later. When we explained that we were just passing through and it had to be now or never, her attitude was "Oh, well."

So we left there and went to Avery Island. It is where they make McIlhenney Tabasco Sauce. It turned out to be a very nice experience and way more interesting than I thought it would be. They had pictures of what Hurricane Rita did to the island. The island is on top of a salt mine and they use the salt from the mines to make the sauce. They also grow some of the peppers right there on the island. It also has gardens and a bird refuge. They are the reason the snowy egret did not become extinct.

Speaking of Rita, everyone still talks about what damage is still in New Orleans from Katrina, but you should see the damage still left from Rita. On the first day in LA, all along 82, there was foundation after foundation with houses missing and nice brick houses that were empty except for the weeds that were growing through were the windows and doors used to be. It was very sad. We stopped in one store and they said the phones are still not on where they can be depended upon. The fire stations do not have paging capabilities still.

Back to today. After Avery Island, we rode down to Houma and went to the Harley Dealership here. It was a nice one and I got 2 shirts here!!! Then we went to Munsons Swamp Tours and went on a 2 hour swamp ride. Saw a lot more gators, but nothing too big. But they fed them off the boat so we got to see them up close. They are pretty scary looking.

Now we are going to just stay the night in Houma. Our plan for tomorrow is to go up to Donaldson and follow the river road back south to New Orleans. That is suppose to be where all the plantations are. It is supposed to be a very nice ride. Then we will spend the night in New Orleans.

Love and miss you all!!