Tallahassee/New Orleans

Our first stop was Tallahassee, FL, the state capitol. Hurricane Isaac is following us, but we are beating him by a day. Sunday morning breakfast was a delicioius find thanks to Yelp. We ate sweet potatoe pancakes at Canopy Road Cafe. They were delicious.

Next stop is New Orleans, LA with Isaac following behind. We drive on I 10 for miles and miles and it's pleasant. New Orleans is sunny and pleasant. Our Bed & Breakfast, the Green House Inn, is an old historic home, built in 1840. It has survived many hurricanes. It's cozy and we were upgraded to a room which opens onto the tropical pool area. Loving it. Our innkeeper does not seem overly concerned about the hurricane. And we learn later that no locals we run into, taxi cab driver, bartenders are not worried, so we will enjoy New Orleans to the fullest. First night, after a delicious cajun meal at Landry's - Fried Green Tomatoes Acadienne, served in a crawfish sauce for our appetizer. My entree was Grilled Shrimp on dirty rice, the best I've ever eaten. Eddie had Ettouffee and loved it. This all served with Louisiana's own Abita beer. Oh my how yummy. Now we're ready for entertainment and there's plenty of it on Bourbon Street. We found zydeco music in one bar. It is alive, people are dancing, laughing, partying, the music is amazing. Once the band stopped we went out for more music and found another bar with more jazzy and 60s songs. The band members were young, but they could play so well.
More to come. Loving New Orleans a lot. I will  post pictures when I get home on my PC. I am finding it difficult to post pictures here on my ipad.
On our second day in this vibrant city we visited the WWII National Museum just down the street from our Inn. It gives the history and personal stories of that war and that time. The best part was the 4D Imax movie. We received a complete understanding of the war, why it started, and why we had to fight.
From here we walked to the French Quarter (13 blocks) to Johnny's Po Boy for a shrimp Po Boy, oh so yummy.
We would have liked to spend a few more hours in New Orleans before heading to Shreveport, but, alas Hurricane Isaac is all over the news and heading right at us. After a heart warming discussion of what to do next with our innkeeper (He was not too concerned about the hurricane, but said we should do what we felt comfortable with) and a mojito at the bar across the street we made the decision to leave early. We left at 6am.
 "Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans?" I do and we will return.

Part 2 of our See the USA trip

We leave at the end of August, driving to Aurora, CO to see our daughter and her family. We will make many stops along the way- Tallahassee, FL, 2 nights in a B&B in New Orleans, Shrevesport, LA, Oklahoma City, Salina, KS. From Aurora we will be driving with our daughter, her husband and our 3 grandchildren to Yellowstone National Park.
One week later we are heading home and going to take our time getting there. First stop will be Santa Fe, NM for 2 nights in a B&B. From there to El Paso, TX to visit some favorite spots we liked when we lived there many years ago. Next, San Angelo, TX and then a weekend visit
with our niece's family in Austin, TX. From there to Lafayette, LA for 2 nights, going to enjoy some zydeco music and take a Cajun tour, then onto Pensacola, FL and to Gainsville, FL and then home again.
We do love to travel and are looking forward to this trip. I hope I'll be able to upload images on my ipad. I wasn't able to in June. Here's hoping.