Tonight we got an early reservation at August over on Tchoupitoulas Street. We did the degustation menu with wine pairings and it was fabulous. Really. Right up there with our other favorites. After dinner we walked down Canal Street over to Bourbon Street and figured we'd get a bit of…
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This morning (on a tip from our friend Steve) we headed over to Mother's for breakfast. We decided we'd do breakfast, skip lunch (oh, maybe a beignet or something), and then go to dinner. Pacing is important here. We know Steve is as much about the experience of a place…
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We drove the Bayou Teche Scenic Byway yesterday from Lafayette to New Orleans. SO glad we didn't just take I-10. These first few shots are around New Iberia, LA. Apparently the Louisiana Sugar Cane Festival is going on in New Iberia right now. We were driving down one of the…
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This morning before we headed out we took a quick drive around Lafayette. We stopped at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, a historic Roman Catholic cathedral. It was the first church in the Lafayette Parish, founded in 1821 on property donated by Jean Mouton, built in the Romanesque Revival style. Cool-looking,…
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Here's a shot of our campsite this morning: And here's a shot of our end of the campground: Pretty place (lots of cool sounds from the trees last night!), not too crowded. So far our AT&T cell service is hanging in the 3-4 bars range, and we're using our Verizon…
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(Click map to enlarge.) And here's a link to the Google map for those of you who want to follow along. Portland, ORPendleton, ORDeclo, IDPrice Canyon, Helper, UTOuray, COSilverton, COGolden, COLakeside Amusement Park, Denver, COMueller State Park, Divide, COLeadville, CODenver, CO (Cherry Creek State Park) Elkhart, KS (so we could add Kansas…
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We drove from New Braunfels, TX to Lafayette, LA today. We're happy to be back in Louisiana…it's been a while. Here's downtown Houston as we breezed by: You know you aren't home anymore (unless you live in Louisiana) when you see about 18 billboards in a row advertising places that…
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Last night after I picked Kevin up from the airport (he had a quick business trip to San Diego this week) we met up with his mom and her husband for dinner at La Hacienda de los Barrios. We sat outside in the large patio area…it was warm with a…
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There's a lot of animal action here on the Guadalupe River. While I'm working at the dinette I'm frequently Googling things like: "duck with red face and beak" "night fishing on the Guadalupe River" "frog gigging" "snakes in the Guadalupe River" I've learned that most of the very large ducks…
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