Another day done. And dang does BC have allot of trees

Was up early again this morning.  Had to be down for breakfast just after eight.  That is when the bed and breakfast we stayed at last night was serving.  Well she did two servings.  The first was at eight and the second was at eight fourty five.  We were down there in plenty of time but the table was already full.  So we wandered around Barkerville for a little while.  Took our luggage back to the car and then sat outside for awhile and waited for the second seating.

We had stayed at the St George burped and breakfast for the night.  Had a room on the second floor and it had its own bathroom.  That is a plus in itself.  A beautiful canopy bed, but have a bathroom made the room a little smaller to facilitate it.  She had a full house for the night.  So we were not the only silly people that decided to drive out to Barkerville to wander around for a while.  Our fourth or fifth time there and then stay for the night.  We can say at least that we stayed in Barkerville for the night. I had a dang good sleep until the heat got turned down. I was ice and cozy but someone said he couldn't breath because it was too hot. So I had to get cold for the night. Dang the other person.

A few funny things though in the morning.  There were trucks making deliveries and cars that belonged to staff were sitting out in plane view.  It use to be that everything was delivered in by horse and wagon,  now they come into modern times and have delivery by truck.  The trucks and cars had to be out of sight before they opened though.  But just to see them in there in the morning was kinda a sight.

When we came back in the gate after taking ourluggageto the car we where told that part of the areas had been closed down for the day.  There was a cougar in the area so people could not go past china town to look around.  There was a hall up the street a little further that you could walk to and see a show of some kind but that was blocked off today because of a very big pussy cat.  Well I don't think I would like to see this pussy cat anyways.

We had our breakfast.  Took a look at the gift shop, couldn't go back to the china town to look at something I was interested in buying, so just headed out the gate and on the road again.  Heading east out of the valley, then north to Prince George,  then headed east towards the Jasper national park.  The gas situation was getting a little touchy there for a bit.  He said I may have to get out and push.  I said what about him.  He says he is the driver so passenger gets to push.  Never heard of that rule before.

We got to McBride and yes a gas station.  You know we should have taken my bug it gets better gas mileage then his jeep.  But he would not have been comfortable is my little bug.  That would have also made it so I was driving.  Um!!  I don't think so with his complaining about my driving.  I will just sit in the passenger seat and keep me mouth shut.  Well that's what I do most of the time anyways.  Keep,e mouth shut and to complain about anything. Or I will bein dodo for something that came out of my mouth up expectantly.

Well northern BC.  Sure as heck are allot of trees and not much else.  Let's see did see some wildlife.  Well almost.  A cow or two as we past a farm then it was back into the trees again.  Not even much in the way of towns to stop the manotany.

But finally we came into the mountains.  There is mount Robson and terry fox mountain.  Through that national park and then onto Jasper national park.  Paid our dues to stay the night.  Found a nice little place to put our head down for the night.  Took a walk around the little bit of down town.  Looking for a place to eat.  Well there is this place,  how about here.  Someone was getting testy so he had to eat soon.  Finally decided and went in to eat.  Aw food.  Yeah I was getting a little testy as well with only eating some junk food this afternoon.

Ah speaking of junk food I found some more green shoestring licoric.  Oh boy the best junk food there is. Can only seem to find it around here.  But I love the stuff and buy it when ever I see it. The little kid in me I guess.

We now sit in our room.  I silence.  The TV not on and I am on my computer that he says I am addicted to and he is reading.  Such fun people we are.

So I will keep playing on my computer until beddyby comes around, because I know it may only be a four hour drive tomorrow but probably have to get up early to drive through more trees.  At least we will get out at the ice fields and get to walk around a little.  Maybe even go out and see the view from the glass platform. Oh walk out on glass and look down to see nothing but the ground getting further and further away as you walk out more.  It is an eerie feeling but I hope once we are out at the edge the view will be worth it.

Well the last of the drive will be worth it as well.  Our last stop before we head home is fairmont hot springs.  Heaven I will be in heaven.  Love going to the hotsprings.  The heat just feels so good.

Well will talk again tomorrow night

Well making another day around the province

Today was kinda a bust for me.

We got up at 7 this morning so we could get on the road as we figured it was going to be a long drive.

Away from Whistler and on the road.  Heading expats now over to Liloette I know bad spelling.  Anyways and making it over to highway 97 were we will head north.  Highway 99. A beautiful drive but there are allot of switchbacks and lots of curves.  So have to take it slow.  Plus allot of idiot drivers on the road that figure if you are going to slow that they should pass when it is not safe.  Chez!!! Well we made it safely to highway 97 just south of Clinton.  Started heading north.  

I think I missed most of highway 99 and also missed allot of highway 97.  Family tip rip bi put when you get me up early and on the road I will tend to nod of over and over again.  I may have seen a bit of the drive but I think I saw allot more of my eyelids then anything. Some great company I am on a drive.  Well you know I need my beauty sleep a heck of allot more.  I had my sunglasses on so I don't know if someone else knew I was sleeping most of the time or just a little.  I think it was most of the time.  I would nod off and then bounce back awake and then the eyes would get heavy again and off I go.

We went through beautiful sunshine to dang cool air were a lot of rain came down.  I had to put a sweater over my arms for awhile because someone else loves to keep it cold.  So I bundle up.  Then he looks at me like it is not cold in here.  I hate to differ with him but yeah I am cold.  Still didn't stop me from taking cat naps.  I think he realized I was once or twice though.  He gave me a bit of a nudge and said look over there.  I was actully awake at that time and did see the deer that almost made a hood ornament for the truck ahead of us.  Deer and truck made it through okay though.  The deer ran off into the woods.  Then truck in front slowed down his driving a little after that though.

Finally made it into Quenell were we got gas and a pee break.  Then turned off onto the road for Barkerville.  That was a it of a drive. Between rain and sunshine.  Depending on what side of the mountains you were on.  We got into Barkerville at 3:30. Found a parking spot and grabbed our luggage and headed for the front gate.  Oh did I forget to mention. We have a reservation to stay at the bed and breakfast right in Barkerville.

Not a great picture but this is the bed we are going to sleep in tonight.  Canopy bed and old fashion wallpaper.  A very small room but is interesting.  We dropped off our luggage and then went to get something to eat.  Walked down a ways and popped into one of the resteraunts and have a well proportioned meal.  After our meal was over we started to walk around the buildings that are here. Oh I found bling and clothes and oh it is just fascination to me.  There area couple of things I may buy tomorrow before we leave.  There is a kimono in the Chinese shop that is just covered with. Bling.  It may be with me when I leave.  Plus maybe some deserts from the pastry shop.  Well just thinking

Tomorrow will be another early morning as we have to make it to our next stop tomorrow or is a reservation I have.  So going more north tomorrow and then east to go back down through the national park the next day.  Gonna freeze our tushes at the ice fields in two days.  Hopefully tomorrow will be a little warmer and I rain.  I love watching the scenery if I can keep my eyes open to watch it. But alashewants to get up early again tomorrow. I guess I may be getting more beautysleepwhile we drive again

Hi all. Day two of out on the road

After a nasty night of not sleeping well finally decided to get up.  We had a few activities to do today anyways so might as well get up have some breakie and then take a walk to get the kinks out.  And I do mean kinks.  That bed was nothing to write home about, but we have one more night with it before we head on our way again.  Well something to really look forward to.

So once we got ourselves roused and moving we were still too early to sign in to do tree top adventure.  So decided to take a walk and see what else we could see.well we found another part of whistler village that we did not see last night.  Allot ore shops to look at and more eating places.  We also found where they were giving awards for yesterday's triathlon.  So there was a few people around there. 

Oh I found a hat shop there.  Red hats, purple hats, blue ones and leather or cloth.  Lots and lots of hats.  I was in my glory just looking at them.  No decorated ones but found something I had been looking for for quite a while.  A straw type hat that will let the breast blow through keep the sun off and I will not sweat too much wearing it.  It was made in Australia and I bought it and wore it for the rest of the day.  Worked beautifully.  Not red but it does the trick for what I want on really sunny days.  My eyes do not take the sun very well anymore so it shaded the eyes and I could see allot better.

We then came back to the room got our jackets as we would beheading up the mountain later on.  But first we had to sign up for tree top adventure.  You walk trails and stairs and swinging bridges.  Watched the zip liners doing their thing through the trees and said that doesn't look too bad. I am going to try that.  Well not this trip but maybe some other time.   The chicken shit is going to do this.  Probably scream her head off but yes I am going to do it.  Now it will be just getting past talking about it and really doing it.  Well back to our tree top adventure.  You where half way up the trees walking around.  On platforms and swinging bridges between them.  You could feel the swaying of the trees and walking on the bridges you would bounce all over the place.  You were up high enough to see a river below way down below.  And the zip liners were flying by at all different angles.  I enjoyed that walk through the bush.

After we came back from that we we where just coming to were the bus picked us up again and watched a couple of bobsleds going down the tube.  They do this when someone wants to go down.  One huge tobagan ride.  I would be afraid that the sled would go were you didn't want it to go and you would be off the track.  

The bus took us back to the village.  We then got in line to go up whistler mountain.  Took a little while to get to the front of the line and get on the car going to the top.  We went up and up and up and up.  Made one stop about one quarter of the way up.  Bicyclers get off there to ride back down.  We then started up some more.  Just kept going up and the ears are popping and the air is getting cooler.  Well worth the ride to the top though.  The cycles are up here too riding around.  They are everywhere.  More cycles are down in the village then there are cars.  Once we got off that car we walked over to the other building and got on the peak to peak gondola.  There was a huge line up.  But this was for people who wanted to ride the glass bottom gondola.  There was only two of them running.  So people had to wait.  We got in the other line and it moved allot faster.  We where on in no time and started our ride across to black comb mountain.  Wow what a view from there.  We went down a little ways and the across and back up a little ways on the other side to get to the turnstile there.  No towers in between just the wires holding us there to get across.  On the otherwise they were doing construction so no real building to go into.  Could have walked the trail a little but instead got back on the godala and headed back across to whistler mountain.  We waited for the glass bottom one this time.  A little bit of a wait but the line was not as long on this side.  Back across we went.  Saw a bear on the way back below us walking on one of the roads. Just ambling his way along.

After getting off we wandered around for a little bit.  Went up to the viewing area at the top of the building.  Then decided it was getting a little nippy and headed back down the mountain.  Aw!!  Warmer weather down below.  Headed back to the room got rid of our coats and had ourselves a lovely dinner at the keg.  Expensive but yummy steak.

We then took one more look around the village.  Seeing if there was anything worth buying.  I said we could go back to the hat store.  But was told I had already got one.  Oh well.  We check out the clothing stores for a jacket but did not get one and then I dragged him into bear expressions.  This place has all sorts of Jammie's with saying on them.  I got a giggle out of reading them.  What I was looking for was the bottoms to go with a top I already have, but they didn't have it.  I guess I will have to keep with he ones I have already.  Oh I seen another of I am not fat just fluffy in one of the stores. If anyone was interested.

Well didn't find a jacket or anything else to buy.  Are ow back at the room enjoying a little quiet time after all the walking we did today.  Tomorrow will be on the road for about eight hours or so to get to our next stop. The gold mining town of Barkerville.  We have a reservation to spend the night in one of the hotels on site.  This will be interesting

So catch you when I have internet again.  I doubt Barkerville will have.  Way out in the boonies and it off from everything.

Its vacation time again

One frig of a tiny day today.  Well that is suppose to be how a holiday starts..  It just pissed down rain.  Buckets and buckets.  Had to walk the dogs before we left and just everything was soaked.  The clothes I put on for traveling.  Wet.  Just lovely.  

You know for the last month and half all we had was nice sunny weather.  Not a drop of rain.  Warm sunny weather to boot.  Now the first day of holidays and it pours.

Well we did get the dogs walked and all packed up and on the road.  At least with it pouring we didn't take the bike.  I said we were not driving on the bike anyways.  Just wanted a nice relaxing drive around BC.  Is all he said we were going to do.  He did suggest the bike a couple of times, but that got put on the back burner.  Thank goodness for that. I didn't need a sore tush again.

So after our walk with the dogs got back home and changed into some dryer clothes.  Packed up the rest of the stuff we were taking and on the road we headed.

First stop was Whistler.  Got the GPS all set up so I didn't have to keep telling him were to turn or that he missed his turn back there or something like that.  I just say the GPS should have something instead of recalculating.  How about you stupid arse. You should have turned back there. Or why are you going straight through I told you to go that way.  But instead it is nice and pleasant and says recaculating like you didn't do anything wrong at all.  Just so nice and pleasent.

Well we made it out of the house around 12 and have a nice quiet drive through Vancouver.  Oh yeah right nice quiet drive through Vancouver.  I did say that already didn't I?  You know actually the highway wasn't that bad.  Got through Vancouver and to the sea to sky highway without too much of any block ups at all.

We made a stop at the Britannia mine at Britannia beach.  Had never stopped there before.  Still doing a bit of rain but. Ow you can finally see some blue sky.  So hopefully do not get rained on too much.  Got there in time to take a train ride in ten minutes down through the mine.  Lovely.  Someone who is a little claustrophobic mind you just a little. Going down in a mine under many piles of rock.  Water dripping overhead.  Well I did do it but was not walking too straight when we came back out of there.  The train took us in one side were we road past the dinamite shed and then on to were the drilling equipment is.  The tour guide even started up one of the drills.  So loud and noisy.  The men that worked in the mines must have been deaf after working with that equipment for so long.  Plus all the dirt and rap that got into their lungs from breathing in what they were drilling. That was a lousy job I say.  Even worse when they did not have much light down there to work with.  The guide turned off the lights and showed what their working condition were like.  Dark, wet and musty.  Yuk!!!

When we came out of the mine we went to be shown what happens to the rock that is drilled and dynamited out.  To get the copper out of the rock they had to crush it down and then put it in a machine were it makes the copper float to the top in a foam.  Then the foam is cleared off and washed to have as much copper as they can from the foam.  They then still may have rock in with the copper so they transport it off some other place to be more refined.  It is a very long process to get the copper out of the rock.  Some of the men had to work in the mill.  Working up at least four stories high.  The only way to get there was a stairway. Straight up.  They had to walk up it at the beginning of their shift. That is one workout all on its own.

Well after the tour I got to do my favourite thing.  Check out the gift shops. Still raining a it so did not spend too much time out looking at equipment.  Well the tour was interesting.  In its own way.  Just made for the rest of my day walking not too straight.  He kept telling me to stop cutting him off.  Not my fault though.

So back on the road again. As we got closer to Whistler there was a few more cars around.  We were hoping to get here after the triathlon was over but there was still people and roads blocked off.  The GPS tried to take us down a street that was blocked off. So again recalculating and around another block which was also closed off as well.  Gee are we ever going to get to our hotel or are we going to be going around in circles waiting for a road to open up.  Well after allot of turning around we did make it to the hotel.  Got booked in and then found out our lift tickets did not get delivered to the hotel and had to go out and find out were they were.  So a little walking had to be done.

People, people everywhere.  Walking in the rain.  In resteraunts,  going up on the chairlifts with bikes and riding down the trail to the bottom.  Just to go back up again and ride their bikes down again.  I guess that is skiing in the summer in the rain.  Someone had said that it snowed at the top today.  So much for warm weather for our trip.

Anyways we did find were we were suppose to be tomorrow for our tree top adventure and were else to get the tickets for the gondola ride.  So tomorrow hope it does not keep raining and that the sun will come out and warm up a little.  So we can enjoy a day here and go up the mountain with out freezing my pattooti off or getting wet.  So tomorrow will be enjoying a tree top adventure.  May not be as exciting as the advertisements are but it is something to do and then we are going to the top of the mountain to ride the peak to peak gondola ride.  There is also zip lines here but I think we are just a little too heavy to be on one of them.  It does sound like a fun time though.

So until tomorrow.  It is time to get some shuteye as right now the yawns are starting to take over

Should I write or just lay down and sleep

Well today is Thursday.  Just a day and half and I am heading home to great rainy North.  Well I think it is probably raining.  It mostly always rains there.

We have been living down here for a week and half.  Beautiful weather a little rain and a couple of thunder storms.    The heat is great but still is not doing much for my aches and pains.  Hands still tell me they are stiff and sore.  Legs do not want to walk my punch anymore.  My back says are you done yet.  My body is talking to me about allot of things.  But I just keep trucking along.  Want to get in as much and see as much as I can and do as much as I can.  It may be cutting into my retirement fund but hey I got to do what I got to do in order to get some bucket lists done before I am not able to do them.  I don't want to say I could have but I didn't because I wham just too chicken to do it.  So pushing myself to get it done before I end up were I can not walk anymore or do the stuff I love to do.  Older age will be fun spoor some people for me old age is going to be a different story.

So today I got up and went out and did some more exploring to see as much of New Orleans as I can. Before I head home.   Yes my feet are telling me about it but who the heck cares.  The aches and pains can live with me but they are not going to get me down if I can help it.

We didn't get up none too early today.  I guess rest was in the forecast.  But then again British Columbia time is two hours behind New Orleans time.  So if you look at it that way we did get up in a good time if we were in BC. But late for being in Louisiana.  

So today I said food wise just want something small and understandable.  I wanted some chees sticks.   Not the spicy food that I have been seeing of late.  So I said we are going to Arby's which is just around the corner.  I am going to have some cheese sticks and a cherry turnover.  Oh yes oooie goose cheese sticks.  I do love them once in while and that is what I was going to get.  Rob said you are in NO should be trying new foods and experiencing the culture.  Phooey on culture just some plane old cheese sticks.    I got my way.  He wasn't too happy about it though or is was that he was tired and did not go to sleep last night.  That could have had something to do with it.

So after we finished our meal we went and got a ticket for the trolley.  Made plans to go either to the zoo or to layfette cemetary.  Road the trolley to epwere the first stop would have been.  All of a sudden the clouds opened up and windows were being closed on the trolley.  It was a huge down pour.  Water Justin pouring down.  I think we should stay on and just ride for a little bit and see if it stops any time shortly.  Well the zoo stop came and went.  We got off at the end of the ride and got on another trolley heading back towards down town.  Rain not stopping.  I guess we are not getting off.

It starts to get very humid now and the rain starts slowing down.  The thing is we are past were we were going to get off so just keep riding it down town and look around there again.  Last stop off we get.

Okay now what do we do.  I guess go over to the ticket booth and trade in our voucher for the ticket for the ghost tour.  After that is done go along decanter street and Rob buys some pralines and a bit of chocolate.  Which I promptly ate.  Sucker for chocolate.

We head over to were the carriages are and see if we can go for another ride.  We want to see the cemetary. But unfortunately the cemetary is closed because of construction going on around there.  Oh well won't see that cemetary either.

I find a hippy shop to look in.  The clothes are loose fitting and tie dyed.  The kind of close I wear.  I find something I would like to buy.  But I don't for some reason.  Maybe I can go back there again tomorrow.  Just for a little drop in and look at it again.  Do I really need it that is the million dollar question and yes I do not have a million dollars.

So We end up going back to the room and drop off his pralines.  Just so they do not get softer Sitting in a bag. The bag is getting a little wet and stuff is starting to tear the bag.  Got to get it back somewhere so he isn't dropping anything.

We stop in at a seafood resteraunts to have a little supper.  I eat the gumbo.  Something I can eat without burning my mouth on the spices.  It was pretty good but for some reason the chicken tasted mor elite beef.

After a little rest in the room we go back down to the tickets centre and wait for our tour.  Not long and a few people are waiting for same tour.  There is about 18 of us to listen in about ghosts.  She tells us allot a folklore of a few of the people that had been killed or, but we do not see any ghosts.  So. Ugh for a spookie tour.

Tired and hot and my legs and back and feet are really am starting to tell me stories.  So now back in our room and I am sitting with my feet up.  That dirt tan is back again.  I will fix that in the morning.  For now just sitting here is the best medicine.  Tomorrow one more day before we fly out on Saturday.  Hope weather is better then when we flew in.  Do not need to sit on a plane for any length of time.  

That will really play havoc on my body.maybe tomorrow will hit the cemetary off of St Charles.  That is if is not raining.  I have a few things I have seen that I would like to buy.  So maybe a little shopping in hand for tomorrow.  Or just lookie louing. And saying do I really need it

So one more day to write in this blog and then heading for home to my hum drum life.   Talk to you tomorrow if I am not to sleepy.

Well I have day three and four in New Orleans.

Way too tired last night to get this one the road and write down what I had done yesterday.  Just sat and let the feet relax and cool down.  Then falling asleep last night not getting up until 10 this morning.  Well that made for missing part of the day.  We had a few plans for today but I guess they are going to be out on the back burner till tomorrow.

Yesterday was a great day.  All except having to get up early to catch a tour bus outside our hotel.  Bus was to be there at 7:45,  hmmm!  When we walked down at 7:00 to get something to eat from the continetal breakfast he was already outside.  Well I guess he is going to have to wait a little.  I need food on my stomach or my drugs will upset my stomach.  That would make the day a little rotten then wouldn't it.

Walked out to get on the bus at 7:30.  First thing he said was I think you should put on some pants. These jet boats go fourty miles an hour and it can get a might chilly.  Well I did have a sweater but went back up stairs and slipped on a pair of pants just in case.  Came back down boarded the bus and we were off to pick up a few more that we're going on the tour.  There was twelve in all from fpdifferent hotels in the neighbourhood.  Two from Australia,  two from Oklahoma,  and the rest by golly were from Canada.  Two of the ladies just came to from the next town from were I live.  We are practically neighbours. So to speak.

After all were picked up we were on our way.  First stop the swamp tour. A ride on the airboat.  Six got on each  boat.  Puttered along in the water down one canal to another.  Telling us stories about the canals and how they were constructed and that they were the waterways or roads for the area.  Can get you just about anywere if you follow the right route.

Then he opened it up.  Down one canal and up another. Through dense cypress trees some of them over 100 years old.  We slowed down and he turned off the motor.  Over on the shore was and alligator sunning him self.  A little ways down another one.  This one ready for food.  Came into the water and over close to the boat.  The guide threw out some marshmallow and the alligator came closer.  Okay that is close enough.

The guide stopped in another place turned off his motor and started talking about a murder mystery he was writing.  It was about a tour guide who gives tours in the swamp.  It seems that none of his group never seem to come back from their tours.  He is never really caught but people are disappearing.  He then picks up a stick and says he has decided on his next chapter.  Starts to point it at the Aussie but then uses the stick to push us away from the trees we are slowly guiding into.

He then started up the motor again and off we go again. Every so often you can see a gator in the water ahead of us.  They plop under the water as the boat goes over top of them.  He then takes the boat down a water way that does not seem to have any water.  We go over humps of dirt and then he stops for only a minute then gets us over the hump.  Said there was a razor back snake there.  Glad I didn't see it.  Not much on snakes.  We then zoom on full speed back to the dock.  Were we get off and are back in the bus.

Our next stop is a little ways along the Mississippi River.  We pull into oak alley plantation.  We get out of the bus and take a walk up to the resteraunts were we have a yummy buffet meal.  Wow lots of food. And some of it is not spicy.  I can't eat it.  My pallet does not go for spicy food.  I would not survive down here if I had to eat spicy food all the time.  I did find enough to not burn my mouth.  After lunch is over we have free time to take in the plantation.  Have a tour of the house.  Just such a beautiful house.  I love the woodworking and all the items that are in the house. Not get a jest of how they use to live.  The most impressive thing about oak alley is the oak trees.  They make two lines down the front of the house and they are about 300 years old and the ones in the back are about 150 years old.   These trees give shade and collect the breeze off the river and cool down the temperature.  When the breeze blows through the house  it cools it down.  The trees in their two rows set off the house beautifully..  I loved this plantation

The second plantation was laurel plantation.  It was a creole plantation.  European not American.   Very. Ugh a slave plantation.  We're the slaves were not treated very well at all.  The house was not as impressive as oak alley, but I thought the building of the house was impressive.  Made out of cypress trees from the swamp.  Beams run across and the uprights were doves into the cross beam.  No nails used at all to build this house.  It was also build off the ground so that if the River flooded it would not be damaged.  This has been restored a couple of times as fire has spread through it.

It was a big come trash from one plantation to the other.  Very interesting history story.  I liked seeing these plantations.

The ride back to the city took  about an hour.  I might have done a little napping on that trip.  Well I know my head was bobbing allot.

Dang tired last night.  Into the room and never left again.  I sat on the bed did a little picture transferring and then I companies out and did not wake up until 9:30 this morning.  Felt good to get a little sleep but we had some things we were deciding to do so soon had to get a move on.

The first was getting some brunch.  Couldn't be breakfast and it was too early for lunch.  So walked around the corner and went to the ruby slipper.  Had to eat someplace the continental breakfast was long done.  Waited about 20 minutes to be seated at the bar.  This place is busy.  Someone gets up and another one is seated right away.  They can do breakfast and lunch and not have to be opened for supper.   They say it is still a money maker.  I did enjoy my brunch it tasted very delish.

So after we finished eating.  Well what do we do now.  Go get a ticket for the trolley and take a ride on it.  Um!!!!!  How about we go this way.  Maybe we can go do that.  Well we finally figured out what to do.  Walking and walking and walking.  The sun was warmer today but yes we still walked.  We walked down by the river.  Then a little through the French quarter.  Then back around and went into the cathedral as we couldn't see it the other day.  Wow!!  Is what I said.  The three story ceiling and the painting on the roof.  The stained glass windows and the large pipe organ in the balcony.  I love looking at old building that have character.  We came out of the church and decided on more walking.  Went over to the French market.  All the crafty stuff there.  And the food.  My gosh so many food places.  I saw a few Dolphins carved out of stone.  I was temped but how the heck would I get it home without breaking it..  I saw hats that I would have liked as well.  They are a straw type hat that the air would blow through.  Would keep my head from getting too much sun and not sweat my head to death.  I thought about both, but then an do I really need them.  I still have a couple of days may be back there.

When we came out of the market.  Ventured back into fren quarter for a few blocks.  Coming out were the carriages are.  Would we like a ride.  Me yes I need to sit down for a little while.  Hm. 18 dollars to go through the French quarter and 36  per person to go to the cemetary.  I want to do both bi put that is just getting a little expensive.  Well I did want to sit down for a little while and get to know a bit of stories about the French quarter.  Just walking around does not get you much.  And I am never sure whether I should be walking into any stores or not.  The chicken is still in me and I do not want to end up someplace I should not be.  But that is just me myself and I talking to each other about what is right and what is still right.  I know sounds funny but they are very little stores and should I walk into them or not. Well anyways we got on the carriage and went around the French quarter on a little tour.  After a period of time trying to get the dang mule to move.  It seemed he just wanted to go back to the stable.  Or not move at all.  They pulled and pushed the mule but he kept backing up.  And trying to go back to the shade he was in.  He knew a good thing when he had it.  They finally got him out and walking around.  Up one road and down another.  We learned what real estate prices were for some of the places.  French quarter is an expensive place to live and the square footage is not much more then a garage size.  The front of the houses were to the inside of the block and the back of the houses were to the street side of the block.  I alway thought it was the other way around.  In way back days the street were used a toilets and garbage places.  Hmmm would you really want to live there.  I guess if you had no other place to live.  These places were called shoot places.  That is because you could shoot a gun straight through from the front to the back door of the house.  No walls in between.. Learn something strange every day.

The carriage ride was over.  We ventured into a couple of stores.  Looked at the masked and tried a few on. I was looking for on with allot of feathers.  I found one for 185 dollars.  Um no and put it back were it was sitting.  It was pretty nice but not for that price.  While I was looking at some other ones Rob went and bought a smaller one for himself.  Much cheaper then the one I was looking at.  I would have wanted it but not for that price.  And you know it was on sale.

After our little shopping expedition we headed back to the hotel room.  My feet are bushed.  So putting them up for a little while made some sense to me.  Rob wanted to take his bag back to the room anyways.

Oh earlier in the day I had also changed over our ticket for the Natchez.  I had an Internet ticket and they wanted a different ticket to get on the boat.  Good I thought of that or we would have had to get out of line tonight and go to the ticket booth and get it changed over.

So after a little rest in the room we headed over to the boat dock and waited to board the Natchez. Music playing from a pipe organ on the roof of the boat.  You could hear this from a long ways off.   It wasn't a long wait that was for sure.  They said they would board at six but were boarding at 5:45.  Up the ramp and onto the boat. Taking a seat in the dining room as we were first sitting.  Got a window seat.  Great could watch from there as we launched.  The dinner was buffet.  Lots of yummie food.  And bread pudding for dessert.  We had finished our meal before the boat even left dock.  So found a place to sit outside and enjoy the rolling water go by.  Not cold sitting out on deck.  Enjoyed the ride down the river.  Jazz music playing on the top deck.  A nice cool breeze blowing across the deck.  The landscape going by and a tour guide telling us about the landscape.  After an hour out we turned around and headed back.  Went down to the highway 90 bridge and turned around once more.  To get a right angle to dock the boat.    That was an enjoyable trip.  Up the river and back down.  The only thing is the whistle is very loud.  A steam whistle at that.  You could hear something like that for miles.

After we got off the boat we boat the picture of us that was taken before we got on.  Not a bad picture of us.  Then walked back to the hotel.  A little different at night then during the day.  But not too bad.

So two day three days down and two more to go.  Tomorrow will be taking a ride through the cemetary and that night ghost stories.  Gonna be one spooky day.  Maybe another ride on the trolley and see a few things in the garden district.  That one is up in the air yet.  Still figuring what else can be done in our next two days.

Our time is soon coming to an end.  So far are having a great time.

Talk to you tomorrow

Day two, New Orleans. Having a great time, but alas my feet are not

Today was a bit of a walking day.  Well not all walking but quite a bit.  My feet and knees are telling me about it right now.  So they are up while I sit here a blab away

Started our day a little latter today.  Yeah kinda slept in a little longer.  It was my own fault.  I started on a book last night and just did not want to put it down..  Finally did though and went to bed.  Dumb, dumb of me.  I know I want to get up in the morning and get on the touring but I just kept reading.

So up and out and around at about 9:30 or 10 o'clock.  Not too late but still. Could have been down stairs and had a continental breakfast.  Instead went with out anything and ate a little later.  Whatever turns our crank I guess.  Walked over to Walgreens and I picked up a couple of jerky sticks and ticket for the trolley. Read the packaging after I was out of the store and it said beef and alligator meat.  Oh oh I am eating alligator again.  Hey it was something to snack on while we waited for the trolley.

The trolley came about 15 minutes later.  We got down about two roads and then came to a dead stop.  The trolley waited and waited for about half to three quarters of and hour while they cleared a police incident on the road in front of us.  Cars could get onto another street but the trolley could only wait until the track was clear.  Not sure what was happening but the place was blocked off with lots of police everywhere.

Finally heading down St Charles street.  We get off a little while later and head over to the ww2 museum.  We're first going to go to the civil war museum but it was closed on Monday.  Well maybe another day.  So in we go to the second museum.  Not much on my cup of tea butRob wanted to see it so we went in.  Told about the invasions by hitler and Stalin and the Japanese.  And how they had planed on taking over the world.  Then we walked on and learned about the war at sea and on land.  How the frontal attacks came about to finally win the war.  The women who worked at home to fill in for the men who were off at war.  Last building we came to was the flight museum.  We could go up four levels on cat walks and see the planes that were hanging from the ceiling from all angles.   Also watched two movies while we were there.  One a four d movie.  Took five years in the making and was narrated by Tom hanks.  The floors shook and some of the noise and lights were great effect.  The second movie we saw took us into a sub and we had to torpedo the heck out of enemy ships.

After the museum we went back to the trolley station and waited and waited and waited.  Were planning on going to the Lafayette cemetery but the trolley had not come in the hour we sat there.  So made a change of plans and walked down to the convention centre and over to mardi grah world.  Got ther half hour before they close.  So took a quick look through.  Wow the colours of some of those floats and the lifelike of some of the people they produce.  And all made out of plater and wire. And styraphom.  Interesting to me anyways.

So today Rob got to see something he wanted to see and I got to see something I wanted to look at.  Fair trade..  

After leaving mardi grah world we walked along the front of the convention centre to the river walk outlet.  There we thought we might be able to walk along the Mississippi.  Nope that didn't work so had to stroll through the mall to get back close to canal street.  Rob stopped at one of the stores and bought his souvenirs.  Me I just like looking at all the things for sale.  Once in while might buy something but not very often.  I would have to figure out what would be the purpose of it afterwards.  I just like taking pictures and adding them to scrapbook.  But yeas I do buy souvenirs just not very often..

So heade up canal street and back to our hotel.  It is around 7 and now my feet are up and hoping my knees do not give me too much trouble tomorrow.  Plantation and swamp tour tomorrow.  This is gonna be fun.  We get to ride on an airboat see alligators hopefully not too close.

So no reading tonight.  Have to be up in morning to catch our ride on the tour bus.  Well maybe just a little reading