Sunday Morning in New Orleans

Ahhh, the "Big Easy"... It is now Sunday morning. We had a great time at the Army-Tulane game. Army had a ten game losing streak going in. Tulane was a 20 point favorite, and it was their homecoming. We won 44-13 (beating the spread by 51 points! Is that a record?). The skydiver picture is not a cadet, it was done by the 82nd ABN division and was arranged by Tulane. It should be noted that he made a standing landing right on the fifty. Note the US and Tulane flags. There is a shot of one of Army's touchdowns and a shot of the scoreboard with an inept timekeeper. Fortunately the clock was not a factor. Our H-2 mini-reunion got severely downsized because Ike removed the Mark Lowrey roof in Houston, and there were several medical circumstance that reduced the attendees to just five. The picture, courtesy of Mark's brother, Freed, shows the newlyweds, Al and Molly Johnson , in front with Durelle and I and Toni MacAulay in the rear. The final picture is taken within the campground showing the Marriot in the rear where the others stayed.

Friday night the five of us dined at the Bourbon House, one of the Brennan restaurants, that was chosen, in large part, because it was a walkable three blocks from the Marriott. It was typical New Orleans cuisine...pricey, but very enjoyable. We walked back to the Marriott through the street scenes and street characters that can only be found in New Orleans. After Saturday's game Durelle and I returned to the bus where some comfort food (Durelle's impossible cheeseburger pie) was a pleasant antidote to the hectic nature of the previous few days. I later took advantage of the RV park's Jacuzzi to sooth my gimpy ankle which is anxiously awaiting some care when we get back.

Speaking of getting back, that event is scheduled for Friday of THIS week. It has been a long haul. As I have indicated on previous posting, the continual touring and sightseeing eventually takes its toll. Next year we'll plant ourselves on the midcoast of Maine and take life a lot easier than we did this summer. We have no regrets, however. We have seen a lot of this great country and are very fortunate to be able to enjoy it as we have.