Day 13, Sunday, July 25

 Day 13 - July 25, 2021

It was only a 15 minute ride from our hotel to Jackson Square and we thought Sunday morning would be a good time to visit.  Also we had some time to spare because we were planning to have lunch in Venice and didn't want to arrive too early.

I realized that the first time I visited Jackson Square was June of 1970, a little over 51 years ago on my senior high school trip.  Myself and two friends, Steve and Ricky made a three week driving trip to Acapulco Mexico and our first start was here.  Still looks pretty much the same.

After leaving Jackson Square and New Orleans, we headed toward Venice near the mouth of the Mississippi.  Traffic was heavy for the first few miles but then it opened up and about all we saw was similar to the photo below.

We finally reached our goal, the farthest point where the Mississiippi is still a single river and not splitting up into the Delta.  It doesn't look like much, but this is the mouth at it's southernmost point.

After a short walk and a few photos, we were ready for lunch.  Having previously read reviews, it was decided to have lunch at Changes Resturant.

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I had an excellent meal of fried shrimp and oysters with broccoli and a side salad.   Our waitress Trinity (above) took good care of us.  When we told her about making the full trip down the river, she said a few folks came in who and done it.  What was really deflating though was a couple of guys, in recently who had done the trip on bicycles.  It took them 69 days.  Trinity had a photo she shared with me.  These guys were not "spring chickens" either; good for them.

On our way back to New Orleans we stopped at Fort Jackson, a 200 year old fort which was used up until World War I.

We arrived in New Orleans about 2:30 and checked into Club Wyndham La Belle Maison, a unit of our timeshare.  The only unit available was a studio, but it is fine for a couple of nights.

After a rest and drop in the temperature, we walked down to the riverfront.

The girls needed to make a comfort stop so we went into the casino.  While waiting, I played the slots for about 10 minutes.  I started with $5.00 played for about 10 minutes.  I got up to almost $10 and when I had lost back down to $5.11 I cashed out.  Made a whopping 11 cents!

I'm not sure what we are doing tomorrow, but will let you know...