I'm still working on my beer tasting project. Yes, this is the one I originally called my 2022 beer tasting project. I didn't think I'd be at it this long when I started. The 43 beers I've tasted spread across 40 blogs- 41 as of this entry- in addition to stretching 24 months across 3 years on the calendar. And this is the first time in 6 months I' ( Read more... )

It feels a bit late to do a retrospective on our trip to New Orleans, Mississippi, and Phoenix as we've been home for 10 days now. But considering I just finished pushing out my last backlogged blog entry from the trip (with part 3 of hiking the amazing Red Bluff canyon) it's not a day too soon. Plus, some things in retrospect are clearer with the ( Read more... )

New Orleans travelog #8
French Quarter - Monday, 23 Apr 2023, 4pm

Today we decided to visit a graveyard in New Orleans since the museums we wanted to visit were closed. [Ed.: This blog is delayed from almost 2 weeks ago.] After some discussion of alternatives we chose the St. Louis Cemetery #1 because it was the oldest- and also nearest. We could ( Read more... )

I picked up a cold, or something like it, in New Orleans.

I could tell at the time the air conditioner in our room was giving me trouble. Our Room of Seven Gables was nice for having lots of windows, but none of the 6 windows opened, only the door. The AC provided relief from hot, humid weather- but it also circulated air that choked me as I ( Read more... )

Phoenix late April travelog #8
Back home - Sunday, 30 Apr 2023, 9pmThis evening we got home from Phoenix, completing our 10 day trip to New Orleans, parts of Mississippi, and Phoenix. We walked through our own front door just before 8pm ( Read more... )

New Orleans travelog #11
Kenner, LA - Wednesday, 26 Apr 2023, 8pm

This is the part of the trip where we diverge from the original plan we made months ago. Originally we planned drive to Florida this evening after wrapping up our brief jaunt through MIssissippi and spend 4 nights in Pensacola Beach. Ten days ago we canceled our beach plans. Instead ( Read more... )

Mississippi Travelog #1 / New Orleans travelog #10
Pinckneyville, MS - Tuesday, 25 Apr 2023, 12pmThis morning we left New Orleans. We slept in a bit after both of us had rough nights, packed our bags after breakfast and showers, walked over to the car rental depot on Canal Street at 9:30, and hit the road a bit past 10am. Our destination: ( Read more... )

New Orleans travelog #6
French Quarter - Sunday, 22 Apr 2023, 11pm

After carousing on Bourbon Street two nights in a row I've decided to party a bit more quietly back at the hotel, in " The Room of Seven Gables", as I call it. At the same time I've decided to keep working on my Beer Tasting 2022 project. Yes, even though it's 2023 now. I don't ( Read more... )

New Orleans travelog #7
French Quarter - Monday, 23 Apr 2023, 3pmWe've been doing a bit of sightseeing each day in New Orleans. Yesterday we met with a local friend for another self-guided tour around the French Quarter and Faubourg-Marigny. Today we discussed options for sightseeing before we walked out to lunch at Café Beignet. We intended to ( Read more... )

New Orleans travelog #5
French Quarter - Saturday, 22 Apr 2023, 6pm

After a delicious lunch today at the Court of the Two Sisters we continued our self guided tour around shops and sights in the French Quarter- or as it's named in French, the Vieux Carré (Old Square ( Read more... )