New Orleans: Interesting sights, good food, and good music.

After the JSC tour, we continued East into Louisiana.  We found a very nice private RV park about an hour west of New Orleans at Sulfur LA.  Elaine was driving and I was navigating.  Garmin could not find the town for the park, so we used old fashion directions out of Woodalls RV Camping directory.  I was anxious without gps assistance, but Elaine assured me that old fashion directions should be fine.  We found the park very easily and headed out to sample the fish dinners at a local restaurant.  The oil spill has not affected towns west of New Orleans and the nice shrimp and crab dinner supported that claim.

A+ RV Park, Sulpur LA

This rv park was new.  It was easily one of the nicest private parks we had stayed in.  We had excellent wi-fi access and even decided to do some laundry.  Now that is an exciting Saturday night on the road!

Swampland west of New Orleans

Sunday we headed to a private rv park on the shores of Lake Pontchartrain in New Orleans.  After checking in we piled into a cab and headed downtown for an afternoon and evening in the French Quarter.

Andrew Jackson , French Quarter

Posing in park at Jackson Square in the French Quarter

The French Quarter during the afternoon hours consisted of leisurely tours of historic sites, ornate building architecture, and our first sampling of the local drink called a Hurricane at Pat O’briens bar next to the Preservation Jazz Hall.

Fancy iron grillwork decorate many buildings

Our first Hurricane drink at Pat O'Briens

Preservation Hall right next to Pat O'Briens

As the sun set, we ate another wonderful seafood dinner at Oceana Grill Restaurant.  We both thought that the crab cakes and tuna steak smothered with shrimp were the best dinners of the trip.

Grilled Ahi Tuna "La Boheme"

"Jazzy" Crab Cake Platter

A real treat in the French Quarter are the street bands on Royal street. We were lucky to catch Dorren Jazz New Orleans on Royal Street  http://www.doreensjazz.com/index.htm  If I were a talent scout, there are two bands that I would definitely give some national exposure to.  The good food and music put us in a relaxed mood and we strolled  Bourban street taking in all the renowned ‘theatre” that the French Quarter is known for.