Segway tours have become a staple of Toby’s and my vacations.  This time we took a night tour.  We had a good time on the Segway’s, but our guide seemed a little bored.  And he didn’t let us go fast, although that could have been because 2 different riders fell off the Segways early in the tour.  I’m not a fan of the road crew vests.

We also had a great lunch at Brennan’s with table side Banana’s Foster preparation.

Le Monde Creole, The Creole World, was the theme of our walking tour on Tuesday morning.  Our guide Bill took us into courtyards and museums to see what life was like in the French Quarter through the ages.  We visited the cemetary #1 where we learned how the dead are buried in New Orleans.  Ask Toby why the bodies are not buried in the ground. 

The sun has come out!

This is the weather I was expecting, nice and warm.  Today we took an airboat tour in the swamp with Arthur’s Airboat Tours.  Greg was a fantastic guide, and the boat was loud.  I was amazed at where the airboat could go (even over a levee).  He pulled a baby alligator out of the water and everyone got a chance to hold it.

We got to the Quarter House Hotel earlier than expected.  While we waited for Jan to come back from dinner to let us in, we took in a bit of the city.  There are 3 bars in the 3 spaces to the left of the front of the hotel, 1 jazz club and 2 restaurants to the right of the entrance.  What a city.

Our activity for today was kayaking on the St. John’s Bayou with Kayak-iti-yat on the Big Easy Bayou Tour.  It was a lot of fun and there was a lot to see.  But it was cold.  The temperature barely got to 60 degrees today.  We had to all go out to buy warmer clothes.

We made it to New Orleans on United with a minimum of hassle.  But when we arrived, this is what we saw for eats in the airport.  For me, not a good omen. . . I mean, really?  Crawfish Strudel?  <shiver>