Days #83-84 of Our Epic Trip

1-23-2024
H: 67°F L: 56°F
Bayou Segnette State Park, Westwego, LA

We had another relaxing day today although we did go to an Indian grocery store to get chickpeas. Two different Walmarts did not have any dry chickpeas. We bought all the chickpeas the store had. The owner of the store was very nice.

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1-24-2024
H: 72°F L: 63°F
Bayou Segnette State Park, Westwego, LA

Our neighbor a few campsites down was playing an upright piano behind his camper. That’s a lot to travel with but we loved seeing it!

Another neighbor said there is a big alligator that’s always in a certain area and, since it’s warm today, we may see him sunning himself. No luck. We have yet to see an alligator while we have been in the Deep South. Alligators don’t eat if the weather is below 70º and they brumate this time of year. This neighbor also said that the campsite fee is half off if you’re 62 or over so we went to the office and saved $104.28! Yay!

We then drove back to the Garden District and walked past the restaurant that used to be on the Eiffel Tower in Paris. In the 1980s, the original restaurant was deemed too heavy for the structure of the Eiffel Tower so it was dismantled piece by piece and a new restaurant was built. The original restaurant was bought by a chef and his partner and reconstructed in New Orleans. Unfortunately, despite its initial popularity, the restaurant only lasted three years. The building has been home to numerous restaurants and nightclubs and was an events space too. It is currently the home of Nieux Society, a collaborative workspace, launchpad, and collection of entrepreneurs.

We also drove past the wooden quilt artwork of Jean-Marcel St. Jacques. He used remnants from his Hurricane Katrina destroyed home to make these works of art.

We went to the City Park where they have lots of neat things including a labyrinth we walked the boys on. They seemed a little confused that we were walking in circles especially when there were so many other fun things to explore and smell.

Today, Daniel and I dressed alike. Yes, we have become that couple. We wore t-shirts that say “Animal Lovers Don’t Eat Animals”. We had two black men tell us they liked our t-shirts. Unfortunately, the typical stereotype for vegans is white and female so we thought it was cool to have our shirts recognized by men of color.

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Stats

Expenses:

• Tow vehicle fuel: $0
• Campsite: $35.22
• Camping memberships: $7.46
• Food: $34.71

Miles driven: 97.9 (28.2 kWh)

Number of people asking about the Tesla pulling the camper: 1

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