I have only been to New Orleans twice, yesterday and right after hurricane Katrina in 2005, I enjoyed yesterday a lot more. I am sure there is still a lot of work to be done but from what I can see the city is looking good. We were able to get a campsite at Bayou Segnette State Park just outside the city in Jefferson Parish. This is a good campground especially for the area but you also get full electrical, water, wifi and free laundry all for $24.00 but we were only able to get one night here. After we set the camper up and the air conditioning running to keep the dogs cool while we are gone.
The campground also gave me directions to the Algiers Ferry so for $5.00 parking you can take the free ferry service across the Mississippi directly to the downtown area of New Orleans. The ferry runs every thirty minutes and we could watch the 4:30 ferry pull away from the dock as we walked up. Once downtown it lets you off in the Riverwalk area which is only a few blocks away from the French Quarter or Burbon Street. We walked Burbon Street sat in a overprice bar and had a drink, watched the street performers and then as we neared the end of the street I saw the spot where I had my picture taken in 2005 when the streets had to be patrolled carrying an assault weapon. Now I had my picture re-taken only wearing shorts and a t-shirt. Shortly after we found a cafe that had second story balcony so we could watch the street activities as we ate dinner.
We made an early evening taking the 8pm ferry back across the Mississippi
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