I am excited to go to the post office to pick up my art supply parcel from Dick Blick after having to wait 3 days due to the Veterans Day holiday. Sad to say they had returned it after a week thinking it was a mistake because they had no information about 'the general delivery' parcel. Short story, Dick Blick is resending my parcel without having received the returned one. Great customer service. Ladies at the post office are very sorry for my inconvenience and will be sure to hold onto the next one for you "Miss Karen". Hopefully it will arrive by Friday. Saturday we are waiting for our Jambalaya delivery and then we are heading to Nawlins. We are both apprehensive about the big city but feel we must see it.
We are going exploring just looking at life in the Gonzales area which is pretty much a city? of about 10000 people on the highway between Baton Rouge and New Orleans. We are on the hunt for drinking water. People here don't buy it in bulk only in gallon jugs. Our search takes us into Walmarts and finally find it at Albertsons, a store we are familiar with from Arizona.
Dennam Springs is a town of antiques. One store we go into to see what a jambalaya pot looks like, the owner tells us that any Saturday morning you can find Jambalaya cooking going on in the parking lots of grocery stores for fund raising for schools and sports. He has a wide assortment of spices and sauces but the one that appeals to me is "Slap Ya Mama". Love all the names:).
The French influence is everywhere. A funny example hit me today when I was looking at all the purple and gold things you can buy that support the Louisiana State University football team, the "Tigers". Tshirts say "LSU Geaux Tigers"... French for go? Yup!....Geauxing Places, in a travel shop window. Wineaux in a wine shop.
The last few days since coming into Lousiana we have seen Community Coffee in the Welcome Centers, the grocery stores and stand alone shops. Although there are Starbucks, this coffee seems to be the coffee of the south. We are in Albertsons and a young fellow is making a fresh pot that is free for customers. While we wait for a cup,,a woman, a retired school teacher, tells us that the coffee is of the south and that it provides support funding to the local schools. She also tells us that Ralph's Market has it on sale for $3.50 for a 12 ounce bag, half the price of Starbucks. We load up on dark roast.
Today the wind has picked up as we head back to the RV. Temperatures are going down to near freezing tonight and tomorrow night. People are excited for the cold snap and are bringing out the warm clothes, bringing in the pets and delicate plants.
Back at the RV we have a quiet hour, an easy dinner of gulf prawns, Cajun seasoned, and some coleslaw.
We always spend the evening and often the morning making our plans. We have decided we will follow the Mississippi to its end in Venice, La. If you are unfamiliar with the south part of Louisiana it will be hard to imagine what we are doing, but as we started the journey at the head waters in Lake Itasca it is only fitting that we finish the The Great River Road at the very, very end, to the Gulf.
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