JoAnne and Kevin's Southern Road Trip
On my first trip to New Orleans about 20 years ago, I got to see it rain sideways. Today, it was simply torrential. This system was so big, the French Quarter Festival for Saturday (when many thousands would have attended) was cancelled by Friday night. It was good that they did, since lightning was all around. So, those who scheduled expensive hotel rooms months in advance had to find other things to do.
Our strategy was to check out a few stores and take refuge in St. Louis Cathedral when things got real bad. See below: one of the ceiling frescoes.
When the rain let up a bit, we did the other logical thing and headed to Café Beignet for coffee and beignets. They come three to an order and are not taken from a shelf. They are cooked up for you on the spot and delivered hot to the table, covered with powdered sugar. If there is anything in this world worth the risk of getting zapped by a New Orleans thunderbolt, it would be Café Beignet beignets. Perfection.
Later, we drove to Baton Rouge in a total downpour.
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April 14 - The Big Washout
April 14, 2018
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New Orleans, LA
On my first trip to New Orleans about 20 years ago, I got to see it rain sideways. Today, it was simply torrential. This system was so big, the French Quarter Festival for Saturday (when many thousands would have attended) was cancelled by Friday night. It was good that they did, since lightning was all around. So, those who scheduled expensive hotel rooms months in advance had to find other things to do.
Our strategy was to check out a few stores and take refuge in St. Louis Cathedral when things got real bad. See below: one of the ceiling frescoes.
When the rain let up a bit, we did the other logical thing and headed to Café Beignet for coffee and beignets. They come three to an order and are not taken from a shelf. They are cooked up for you on the spot and delivered hot to the table, covered with powdered sugar. If there is anything in this world worth the risk of getting zapped by a New Orleans thunderbolt, it would be Café Beignet beignets. Perfection.
Later, we drove to Baton Rouge in a total downpour.
1.
Southern Road Trip - The Plan
2.
April 1 - A Visit with an Old Friend
3.
April 2 - Cherry Blossoms and Another Old Friend
4.
April 3 - Descendants from a Spanish Galleon
5.
April 4- Deluge on the Outer Banks
6.
April 5 - Blues Skies over Kitty Hawk
7.
April 6 - Lighthouses and Sand Dunes
8.
April 7 - Southern Charm
9.
April 8 - Gone With The Wind
10.
April 9 - Life on the Plantation
11.
April 10 - The Bird Girl
12.
April 11 - Warmth At Last
13.
April 12 - The Big Garden & The Big Easy
14.
April 13 - The Big Festival
15.
April 14 - The Big Washout
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April 15 - The Mississippi River
17.
April 16 - Walking In Memphis
18.
April 17 - Graceland
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April 18 - The Lorraine Motel
20.
April 19 - Music City
21.
April 20 - Eastern Tennessee
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April 21 - The Great Smokies
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April 22 - The Biltmore
24.
April 23 - Blue Ridge Parkway
25.
April 24 - Luray Caverns
26.
April 25 - Shenandoah National Park
27.
April 26 - The End of the Road
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