Sunday, March 30, 2014

New Orleans to Big Bend

real estate pitch in southern Louisiana
 "butter"
we had beignets across the street from the Event Center
immense live oaks are everywhere
elevation above sea level: 3'

the Gulf coast
checking out the local resorts 


'course, your stilt house has to share the beach with this......

... and this.
new friends in San Antonio
Pat peeled us an orange
she collects things...
terrific library
a very cool copy of O Henry stories in braille
there was a stuffed owl on the living room floor
Pat has a freezer filled with road kill birds
a tub with toys...
and another room with a bit of everything

from San Antonio to Seminole Canyon
Sue went for a walk
saw the cool canyon with the oldest rock art in north america (but didn't see the art)

Susan waiting by the crossroads for the devil
Seminole Canyon is.... remote 
the weird shelter was welcome
dinner over the desert

getting closer to Big Bend
camping in Chisos Basin, Big Bend National Park

looking for lions
Sue on the Lost Mine Trail

zzzzzz
upgraded cocktail hour 

Sue bit her lip 
remote canyon  

Mexico from the South Rim
12.5 mile foot


it was cold
Sunrise from Chisos Basin

found a secret hot spring along the Rio Grande - 105 degrees


the river was just cold enough 


Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Meridian MS to New Orleans


leaving mississippi, coffee, sink
 endless Ponchartrain causeway
 inexplicable real estate office display
the Natchez paddling by 

oblique public art 
the dog is stuffed
human statue revealed as a hoax
 6 months on the road
the carriage mules are huge and soulful
chickory coffee and beignets
Susan and her beignet
mardi gras detritus
balcony jazz 
accordian good, hair inenerrable
non-ironic tour pitch
toy construction machinery
 busted by washington air and space museum security for pocket knife, concealment attempted, blades purloined by sharp-eyed thieves, amazon to the rescue in 36 hours
Sue prior to duck confit with pickled quail egg, green tomatos, and preserved lime
bury the dead above ground, let grass grow