It’s been years since we’d been to the Gulf along the panhandle of Florida and Santa Rosa Beach didn’t disappoint (but the weather did!) The were so impressed
With the massive sand dunes
Cloudy, overcast evening
Would be a beautiful place to spend some sunny days at!
Video - Our walk from the state park to the beach. Racket loved exploring and the kids loved messing with him with the palm leaves
Kids first experience at a Waffle House - they loved it!
Goodbye FL!
Quick drive through Alabama
Nothing much to see in Mississippi
So we landed in Louisiana!
I loved this campground - after many weeks of RV parks we were finally back to a campground!
Big spacious lots where campfires we’re allowed
Lots of trees for climbing
The state park was on the shores of Lake Pontchartrain
Rock climbing too!
He’s trying to figure out if it’s fresh water or salt water??? It’s actually brackish water
The lake is pretty big - you can barely see the New Orleans sky line in the distance
The state park has some of my favorite trees — oak with Spanish moss
Large oak tree for climbing
He found the perfect perch
We are finally enjoying
A campfire!!!
Ahhhh!!
We even got to grill and eat outside
I couldn’t resist - I’m not sure she even found what she was looking for!
On Sunday, we explored New Orleans starting at Jackson Square
Checking out the inside of St Louis Cathedral
Andrew Jackson statue
Vendors at Jackson Square
Video - musicians outside of Cafe Du Monde
Cafe Du Monde is famous for...
Their beignets!
Breakfast of champions!
Grace approved!!!
We hopped on the double decker bus tour to see the most of the city since we only had one day
Cemetery — the bodies are entombed above ground since the city is below sea level
Superdome
Historic homes along the parade routes - you can see the beads hanging from the trees. New Orleans has more than 50 parades during carnival seasons leading up to Mardi Gras
We jumped off the bus to visit Mardi Grad World
I had no idea how big this industry is for parades and carnival season
They make all of the characters for the floats out of paper mache, styrofoam and fiber glass
❤️
Video - taking in some live music before we leave New Orleans
