en route to New Orleans

We arrived yesterday in New Orleans, but I'll save the description till after we leave. This is our first stop for more than one night--yay, we don't have to drive at all today!

Yesterday we toured another home in Natchez before leaving. It was recommended by the tourguide at the octagonal house (Longwood) as being a more archetypal house. Since all these houses were "town" houses, as opposed to being on plantations, they aren't what I really picture of old Southern homes. This one was more like where we got married--big house on lots of land. Except since it was taken over by the National Parks Service, they didn't convert the land into a golf course.

On the way into New Orleans we stopped for a swamp tour. The swamp (or really bayou) was really beautiful. It's really peaceful to drift along among the cyprus trees. Our tour guide liked to hear himself talk and told us all sorts of Cajun tall tales, which was an experience in itself. I think the highlight was the alligator on a log. (In answer to a comment, no, we haven't seen any other wildlife yet.)

With love from New Orleans,

Sarah