Surprise, we went to New Orleans. Today is MBMell Birthday, and we spent most of it in the car. DD said we were leaving at 8 am... but he knew that meant 9 am. Everyone packed up, and we left just before 9, with DD pumping up the tires just before we left and blowing the hose on his pump. But he got enough air, thankfully.
We travelled approximately 500 miles. The kids just sat in the back entertaining themselves with electronics... the adults chatted most of the time, while T was always listening to the conversation and loved to give little input when he could. MBMell took a short nap after lunch and AA closed his eyes closer to dinner.
The drive was pretty smooth, especially since we didn't really have a clear plan, but a definite destination, as we had a hotel booked in New Orleans.
Our first stop was for lunch, where we found a super charger and Rudy's BBQ just outside Houston. We ate some great bbqed meat, potatoes and of course the Creamed corn (not Lola). The Sweet tea/unsweet tea was also top notch! We charged enough and headed on our way.
Next stop, was a little spontaneous, as the GPS took us onto a service road as the interstate was pretty jammed up because of construction, and Lola spotted a Starbucks... at that moment, MBMell also woke up, and we got her Birthday Starbucks, and the rest of us were pretty happy too. (we had been pointing out the Starbucks along the way but DD wouldn't stop). B finished her drink before the adults even got theirs as the sticker machine broke and no one noticed, therefore they weren't making our drinks. We survived, used the washroom and carried on our way.
This was just before we made it to Louisiana. The boarder between Texas and Louisiana was a little unimpressive, but a green highway sign posted on the bridge as you crossed the River that divided them.
We also saw some cool Fire hydrants on our way being hauled, and had to talk to my friend regarding some of the valves.
Next we stopped at a gas station/charging station just off the interstate. We got a small charge, and went to the washroom. Lola didn't actually take any photos, so no idea of the location we stopped. This part of the drive was pretty neat, driving over the swamp on the 3rd longest bridge in the United States at almost 20 miles.
After a 15 minute charge, we headed to our supper destination of Outback Steakhouse which was right by the supercharger just east of Baton Rouge. B decided we had eaten too much meat already for the day, and was disappointed that Lola can only eat at restaurants with meat... and told her she didn't really like travelling with her, because the restaurant had meat.
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| The Mississippi River. |
We had very slow service, but the car charged, and we all enjoyed our meals. B having potato soup, and then ate part of MBMell's steak and lobster and T's pasta, as she was still hungry. But she didn't want sea food as we were going to New Orleans and didn't want meat because we at too much at lunch... The food was pretty good, but DD was a little unhappy it was so dark when we left, as he doesn't enjoy driving in the dark.
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| AA loves his wedge salad. |
We had 1 hour left to get to our hotel in New Orleans. We made it pretty uneventful, and a little disappointed we couldn't see the City as we drove in. We arrived around 8:30pm. We checked into the hotel, B, T and MBMell ate their free cookies and then the kids went to bed, and AA and DD went to get some beverages.
Supposedly the convenience store was a party, but they had no proof of this when they came back, but they are pretty sure they didn't pay for 2 beers as the cashier was too busy dancing to ring through the beer.
The adults hung out in one room while the kids slept in the other. We researched things to do for the next 3 days and made a little plan (which will make T happier as he really wanted to know the plan before he went to bed but we didn't have one).
It is just past midnight and everyone is sleeping while I try and finish the blog. An earlyish morning tomorrow.
We will see what New Orleans brings to us tomorrow.
Night Lola.
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