Spring Break 2019 - New Orleans

Grab a cup of coffee - this is going to be a long one!

It took me 4 years to convince Rod this would be a good spring break spot - he finally relented...  and liked it.  :)

We arrived at Fontainebleau SP.  Yucky weather, as so many of our trips start out.

 LA Wildlife Refuge Complex HQ

 Camellia garden

 Shamrock on St. Paddy's day

 Boardwalk hike

 NOLA City Park

 Botanical Garden

 They really are the best of friends...

 The one and only...

 Joan of Arc statue in the French Quarter

 Cathedral

 We didn't allot enough time for Insectarium, which turned out to be WAY cool and WAY huge.

 Eating bugs!

 Hey dad, wanna chocolate chip cookie???  ;)

 This was my favorite stop of the trip...  and again, we didn't allocate nearly enough time.

 Swamp tour

 Ferry from Algiers to French Quarter and back

 Too loud!

 The kids loved watching the ships come and go from the International port.

 We saw ships from all over the world.

 Louis Armstrong in Algiers

 Coincidentally, our camp site was RIGHT in front of the playground.  Amazing.  They started and ended each day here.

 These kids were being homeschooled out of their camper as they traveled the US.

 Mr. Burl camped beside us, gave us the morning report and me a daily hot coffee.  :)

 Aquarium of the Americas - prob kids fave - because of...

 ... this.

 Trash art!

 He successfully played hangman!

 More pics from Cafe du Monde

 Jackson Square