Our Trip South

Last week we went on vacation with our friends the Sullengers. We had a great time and spent most of our time in Pensacola, FL. We spent one night and 2 half days in New Orleans. We spent a lot of time on the beach, but those pictures are to come. These are the other pictures from the trip.


On the way down we stopped in Mobile, AL to give Morgan a little break at the Battleship Memorial Park. She sure enjoyed the short lived freedom and was not excited to finish the last hour of the trip. She did very well considering.


While in Pensacola, we got to watch the Blue Angels practice and go to the Aerospace Museum.


We also got to climb to the top of this lighthouse. We were pretty lucky because it's only open for tours on Wednesday mornings and Saturday afternoons. We just ended up there at the right time by chance.


On the way to New Orleans we stopped at Dr. Wagnor's Honey Island Swamp Tours and saw ourselves some Alligators. It was actually really cool. I don't think I care to ever be that close to an alligator again but I'm glad I did it once. Captain Jack gave us a good show as he fed the alligators hot dogs and marshmallows.

Here Kash is inspecting an above ground grave at a cemetery in New Orleans. As you can see, all the graves are actually built above the ground. Each one of those vaults holds between 4 and 8 bodies. I don't know the logistics of it and I'm not sure I want to.

We also checked out French Quarters and unfortunately didn't find anyone to speak french to. We did visit the cathedral, as seen above; ate some Beignets at Cafe du Monde and got powdered sugar everywhere; checked out Bourbon street (which I don't ever care to return to, not even during the day); checked out some shops, and drove through the garden district.
All in all, it was a wonderful trip full of sunshine and memories. We're glad the Sullenger's were able to join us. We really enjoyed their company and are grateful for their friendship.