Horse-head tour july-aug 2011

[CRAZY-HORSE]

i had mentioned to MH that i'd like to visit New Orleans whilst heading down south...he was initially unsure as to whether we should go there for various reasons, but towards the end of our time in Memphis he said "lets do it" with a warning that it ws a good seven hour drive from Memphis....but Memphis was also around the same distance from Hotel Paint Lick so i didnt see the problem with it,especially when i still had two and a half weeks left on my trip....and i'd always been interested in seeing the birthplace of Jazz,Bourbon Street and trying some good Cajun food...
so we left the exessive heat of Memphis for New Orleans....and its exessive heat with the added bonus of almost 100% humidity!...
just to add to the commentry, i drove most of the time as the rental car was in my name, but MH did take over when i got tired or needed a rest from the stress of driving on the wrong side of the road..we usually stopped every so often...early in the morning for donuts,coffee and a few supplies for the road, we would usually then stop later for bathroom breaks/refuelling the car and maybe something decent to eat...
so off we went, through Tennessee,Mississippi and on down to New Orleans..."ont he road again, just cant wait to get on the road again...." and finally "riding to the city of New Orleans".
after hundreds of miles of wide open fields and the tar-line stretching out in front of us we finally saw a sight for sore eyes.....THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS