The Big Easy

We pulled the motorbike off, pulled the van into an open clearing to get whatever sunlight we could onto our solar panel, and headed for New Orleans.

We pulled into the French Quarter.  It was supposed to be a nice day with rains beginning around 10pm that night but the entire time we were in the city it was dreary.  We did not let that ruin our fun though.

The first thing we came to was the French Market.  We decided to drive around the city a bit a find a good piece sidewalk real estate to park our bike on.  Then we explored the market a bit.








We ate lunch on the Mississippi River with Jackson Square and the Saint Louis Cathedral behind us.

Then we hit Bourbon Street and took in all fun it had to offer.  The french and spanish architecture and influence throughout the city was beautiful.

After leaving Bourbon Street we headed down to Canal Street and over to the free pedestrian ferry that crosses the Mississippi to Algiers.


We met a very friendly lady who lives in Algiers while waiting for the Ferry.  She told us a little about her experiences during Katrina and all the hardships she had faced throughout the entire ordeal.  Her resiliency, both during and after, all she went through because of Katrina was evident. She told us that this is her home, and she plans to spend the rest of her life here.  We experienced much of this attitude from many of the people we met in Louisiana.  Everyone treats each other like family.

We met one gentleman on Canal Street who just wanted to talk.  He was visiting the city with his girlfriend and was waiting for her.  He saw us and we started talking.  The people of the city, both the locals and visitors were wonderful and so friendly. We had a great time in Louisiana, both in Baton Rouge and New Orleans.

This is the view of the Mississippi from the ferry.








The ferry was taking too long so we hopped off and decided to head back to the motorbike and explore the city on two wheels before heading back to Crawford Landing for the night.