Checking out.....

I didn't even look for Saturday:9 today.  We are packing up and getting ready to head home.  We are ready, actually.  Yesterday was rainy and hot and humid.  We decided to spend the afternoon on an air-conditioned bus, doing the city tour.  Glad we did, because the tour included going into the 9th Ward to see where Katrina did the most damage.  We saw the Musicians' Village, that Harry Connick and Winton Marsalas built for the New Orleans musicians, and lots of Habitat neighborhoods.  75,000 people never came back after the storm.  It was interesting, and we stayed cool and dry!  Worth the money for the tour, even if it isn't raining.

We are taking a more scenic route home.  It will take us longer, but we won't be on I-10, with people going 80 mph - including trucks, trucks and more trucks (not complaining about truck drivers who deliver all we need!!....It's just not fun playing tag with so many trucks and cars going too fast and being upset with me going speed limit).  There are few exits on I-10 unless you are near a city.  We enjoy stopping along the way and taking our time.  Instead of 10 hours, it will take us 12-14, but we have two days to do it and feel excited about going along the Gulf and seeing something more than trees and swamps.

I will catch up soon.  Keep us in your prayers, please, for safe travels.  Peace & hugs.