Me and The Alabama Locals

Despite the promise of heavy thunderstorms en route I had to escape the Forest Hostel Hippies and so made my way towards New Orleans.  I did get soaked and then stopped at a closed restaurant with about 20 rocking chairs facing suburban parking lots and box shops.

Cold In The Rain Waiting

I happily came across a camp site on a lake near De Funiak Springs, FL as it was approaching 4pm. The rest of the camp was RV’s who parked up near the bathroom so I had the whole lake front to myself, with free wood, internet, and clean bathrooms.  The owners even brought me a sleeping bag because they thought it too cold to spend the night in a tent.

Forest Hostel, GA To Bass Haven Lake, FL

Lower 9th Ward - Brad Pitt Replacement Houses

The following day I drove mostly on Interstate 10 until about 1/2 from New Orleans and then took the ‘scenic route’ state highway 90.   Passed through swamps (Bayou’s?) and saw houses on stilts and what looks like hurricane damage.  Arrived at the India House hostel – which is a noisy zoo and shared some  wine with an American and an Australian.  We went out to the French Quarter around Bourbon street and drank

beer and listened to some music sung by an inordinately fat fellow.  Seems like the bars don’t

Italianate House Garden District NOLA

necessarily close in New Orleans, so it was a late night. I managed to break my camera somehow so today’s first order of business was to go to Best Buy to get a cheap replacement – pictures of ‘Brad Pitt’ houses in the lower 9th ward are taken with it for comparison.  Toured around the hurricane damage, and the Garden District, and the city park.

Diner en Route To NOLA	Lunar Lander Mississipi Border	Diner en Route to NOLA 2	Causeway Outside NOLA
Waiting for the rain to subside	Causeway NOLA	Bass Haven Campground	Gulf Stilts Houses
Bass Haven tent	Gulf Stilts Houses	Bass Haven me	Blurry Pizzaria Near Hostel
Bass Haven Dusk	Garden District House	Garden District House	Garden District Italianate House
Lower 9th Brad Pitt House	Lower 9th Brad Pitt House	Lower 9th Brad Pitt House	The new levee
The new levee	The new levee	Lower 9th Brad Pitt House	Abandoned Hurricane House
Burnt and Abandoned	Spanish Moss Tree in City Park	Me and Moss

Bass Haven Lake, FL to New Orleans, LA