Dallas, TX to New Orleans, LA

August 9, 2018

Dallas, TX to New Orleans, LA

Drive time: 10:30am- 6:30pm

Wake up

We woke up probably a little later than we intended but we did just drive for 11 hours! It was thundering and lightning and down pouring! Needless to say we were not in a rush to drive in this weather.

Did I mention how cool Grady is? He left food and drink for guests to have in the fridge at no cost! That’s amazing. He had Texas beer and wine, water, dairy and nondairy creamers, soda and also some frozen breakfast sandwiches. One of them was vegan!! I was so excited!!

Jason ran back and forth in the rain to load the car. At this point he has figured out a science to packing these bags to give the dogs maximum space. Each time he ran back I would hand him bags at the door. We got it done quick and got on the road. We stopped to get gas and Jason walked in to pay. He saw a woman making tamales and frying corn tortillas. She was very boisterous and entertaining! He had some funny interactions with her and grab himself a sandwich and a coffee. He grabbed me a hot cinnamon spiced cider that was very tasty!

More driving

Leaving TX I didn’t see any cattle farms, so I was happy. We noticed many changes in vegetation on the way to New Orleans. The Louisiana Bayou was very lush this time of year. So many different plants and animals. We saw flamingos flying above us! Whaaaaat? We again just finished off some snacks we had in the car mostly. I had a yogurt from Kite Hill and ate a bunch of dates. Jason finished off a quinoa salad and bought grapes and pineapple when we stopped to get gas. Definitely saving money by having the cooler filled with options.

NOLA

We arrived in New Orleans and texted the Airbnb hosts so they could let us in. Chet met us and gave us a tour of the shotgun style home we’d be staying in. This place is funky and eclectic. Chet tells us he is an antique and vintage dealer so it explains the cool furniture. We take the travel bag off the top of the Subaru and brought everything inside. At this point it was getting late and Bear was basically protesting all the movement by hiding in a corner under a piece of furniture. My heart broke for him. We decided to stay in, read some of the Louisiana books that were left in the house, plan our day out for the next day, and make a soup. We made Da Kind’s vegetable soup and it was delicious.

As you can see Jason was pretty happy about it!