NOLA Marina

When I arrived yesterday, people in the office were shouting on the radio about the water. City of New Orleans apparently had a big water main break, which led to a lot of unhappy campers. I am fine with it- I filled up at Lake Arthur. Rule # 1 of camping: keep the water and gas tanks full and the pooper empty. Speaking of water…

The campsite is great, RIGHT on the water!

Makes me a little dizzy. Like we might plunge in.

Not to worry. I have the emergency brake on!

I have made dinner reservations at the August French restaurant. Tried for the Commander’s Palace, but they were all booked up.

https://www.restaurantaugust.com/

I decided to treat myself to their tasting menu. Very French!

The amuse bouche. That’s also very French.

I have also planned to walk, after, to the St Louis Cathedral, Preservation Hall, and possibly any museum that’s open late.

I have ordered more drinking water, (thank you, Instacart!) and just gave kitty her bath.

I really like my Lyft Driver. Her name is Faiza, and she will pick me up again when I’m done in the city! Lyft has a feature called “Lyft Pink” where you can set a preference for a woman driver, if available. Faiza and I talk and talk on the way in. She is an instant new friend. She came here from New York after Katrina to be close to her parents. She has 3 boys. She is in an arranged marriage, and is deeply contented. I think this is pretty cool. When Rita hit, they had $35k in damage, but insurance only paid $15k. She tells me there is a ball game tonight, and I should get out by 9. I tell her I wish she could pick me up, so she gave me her cell #, and said to just text her 20 minutes ahead.

I have ordered the chef’s tasting menu. Seriously, haven’t been this excited about dinner in years!

Tasing menus are a LOT cheaper without the alcohol!

I will spare you photos of everything I ate, but this meal was one to remember.

This was my favorite- a “Murder Point” oyster. From Alabama.

This was served in a dry-ice swirl of smoke. Truly spectacular.

This is cheese! And caramelized hazelnuts on a date bread slice.

They served some really weird, artsy things.

When dessert came out, I was being silly and asked the waitress which Bayou the driftwood came from. Suddenly the tiny Beignet rolled off and fell on the table. We giggled pretty hard about that. Then she said it was the Voodoo. 😂😂😂 ok, so I did do a few foodie pics.