Today was
another travel day. The first stop was down at Avery Island, home to the
ubiquitous fiery condiment, Tabasco Sauce. I thought it came bubbling up from
the ground here at the source, but it’s actually the product of careful growing
and aging (in old white oak whiskey barrels) of peppers. The factory tour is
inexpensive and self-guided.
Since we got
there at lunch time, we ate at the Tabasco restaurant – the boudin ball (called ‘brunch
on a bun’) was way better than the deep-fried monstrosity we’d had the night
before at Billy’s. Naturally, you have your choice of a half-dozen different
varieties of sauce at the table.
After lunch,
we were ‘hot’ to hit the road, so we headed southeast on highway 90 through the
bayous of southern Louisiana. We stopped for some boiled peanuts at a roadside
stand, and then came into the central business district of New Orleans.
The GPS
guided us through some ‘secondary’, or even ‘tertiary’ streets in the Ninth
Ward to get us to St. Bernard Parish. For awhile, Karen was more than a little
concerned about what our campground would be like, especially since we’ll be
here for the next three nights.
However, a
few miles into the countryside southeast of the city, we came to St. Bernard
State Park. It’s a bucolic little campground with water surrounding it and
running through it.
The insects
rule the air, and the frogs provide the soundtrack once the sun goes down around
here. We have our portable ‘bug room’ and a couple of fly swatters, and lots of
DEET – we’re good to go!
Tomorrow: The French Quarter
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