A Day in New Orleans

Well, I promised to keep you posted and here I am. We started the day with my most favorite thing in New Orleans - cafe au lait and beignets at Cafe du Monde. As it was a chilly morning, the coffee helped to get us started. We checked on my New Orleans boxes and I am happy to say that all is well. Nothing to do in the way of maintenance - what a relief after my problems with the two boxes in Lafayette. So now it is time to find some letterboxes. Since I was at Lafayette Cemetery checking on my Six Feet Above letterbox I decided to try to find a box that I had seen posted recently. It was a box that had been planted a while ago and the placer didn't get a chance to log it in - the clues said she wasn't sure about the clues anymore. She gave what clues she could remember and it was enough for me to find the box. It is alive and well - so if you find yourself in New Orleans and near Lafayette Cemetery take the time to find Six Feet Above and Lafayette Cemetery Angel.

Oh, I forgot to tell you that Thomas and I had decided to walk to Lafayette Cemetery from the French Quarter. After finishing up at the cemetery we wanted to get to Audubon Park. We thought it would be fun to ride the streetcar up St. Charles Ave. to the park. So we walked a while until we found a streetcar stop and asked someone when the streetcars came by. We found out that they aren't running up St. Charles at this time. Lines and rails need repair. So we decided to walk?!?!?!? We could always use the exercise! Well, we made it to the park and I have to say we enjoyed our walk. The houses along St. Charles are spectacular and it is such a beautiful street.

Once we reached the park we organized the clues and began our search. We found three boxes and attempted two others. The ones we attempted and couldn't find may have been moved or missing according to the placers that I contacted. The three we found in the park were great. We found Nawlins (placed by GirlGuides), Long Live New Orleans (by Wes & Roxi) and La Nouvelle Orleans Letterbox by dvn2r ckr, mrB & trkr). Our searching for boxes took us all over Audubon Park. It was a great day. We decided to head back to the Quarter - so we started walking, again. We didn't get very far when we decided to get a taxi back to the apartment. It was the best decision of the day. Thomas checked his pedometer and we found that we had logged about 12 miles - I am extremely glad we decided to use the taxi.

After a quick stop at the apartment to get cleaned up, we headed out to find something to eat. I wanted seafood and Thomas obiliged me. We found a nice quiet restaurant and enjoyed a great meal. Crawfish Pie, blackened Catfish and Crawfish Etouffee, Red Beans and Rice, Bread Pudding and Pecan Pie. And some amazing chicory coffee. We are now resting and tomorrow we will make our way back to Lafayette.