Day 4 – Tuesday
Spent last night at the Baton Rouge East KOA. When we called to see if they had tent sites available we were told that all of the tent sites were under construction. We got there after the office was closed, so there was nobody to tell us we couldn’t stay. We found an open RV site – lots available, parked the bikes on the concrete pad and set the tents up on the grass next to the pad. Lots of noise from the frogs next to the camp so Dan and I opted for earplugs – good idea.
Up at 7:00. Showers, update the blog and pack up the camp. Dan and Ray remove the ‘wings’ from my windshield; I’m hoping to get some more breeze to compensate for the heat.
The camp office mangager, Opal, recommended either Shonney’s or IHOP for breakfast. We were looking for something more ‘local’ so we decided to head into New Orleans to eat. From the CG it was still about a 90 minute ride into the Big Easy. Nice ride with the Lake Pontchartrain on the side.
Out of the CG @ 9:00 $26.77 for the night. Opal had some difficulty registering us, but all worked out and were on our way.
Gas 3.1 gals $11.4
After another roundabout route into town (still fine tuning the Garmin) we ride the bikes down Bourbon Street. Ray asks for directions to an address that Karen gave us to get Beignet’s and Coffee and the restaurant manager also directed us to a place where we could park the bikes in a covered parking lot – Dauphine Hotel.
Had breakfast/lunch at Johnny’s Po Boy’s restaurant. Dan gets the Pork Sausage Po Boy, Ray the Shrimp Po Boy and Chris the fried Crawfish. They keep laughing at me for pronouncing it ‘Crayfish’ instead of ‘Crawfish’.
Walked around the French Quarter and found Café du Monde as recommend by Karen. Coffee au lait and Beignet’s; very tasty and lots of confectioners sugar. Can’t imagine why anybody could work here. Poor guy at the table next to us takes his sport jacket off and he’s completely covered in sweat; so are we, but we’re seasoned bikers.
Ray wants to look at some souvenirs and we all buy T-shirts that say ‘New Orleans Road Trip 2008’ how appropriate.
Head out of the French Quarter about 2:00 into construction traffic jams. Even though we didn’t
see any Katrina evidence, there is a lot of infrastructure construction.
6:00 pm, gas at Port Barre, LA. 2.7 gals 1,573 on the ODO
We decide to change the route from that recommended by Zumo, so we cross the Mississippi river and follow the river route on the west side. Very scenic ride. If you’ve got the time, take this route.
I need to recognize our ‘remote navigators’: Kathy and Karen. They are waiting and supporting the trip from opposite ends. We’ve been calling them several times a day for accommodation recommendations, store locations and restaurant suggestions.
Kathy Google’s us a campground in Kinder, LA. A slight backtrack from our location in Oberlin, LA, but only about 15 miles. An exciting ride from Oberlin to Kinder helps us set a policy of no riding after dark. Our experiences with the campgrounds is definitely getting worse. Wax Campground was still the best, Frog Hollow and Baton Rouge a toss up and Quiet Oaks in Kinder the worst (good thing Chris brought a roll of toilet paper) Since there was no restaurant nearby, dinner consisted of Corn Dogs, Chips and Beer from the gas station down the road.
Spent last night at the Baton Rouge East KOA. When we called to see if they had tent sites available we were told that all of the tent sites were under construction. We got there after the office was closed, so there was nobody to tell us we couldn’t stay. We found an open RV site – lots available, parked the bikes on the concrete pad and set the tents up on the grass next to the pad. Lots of noise from the frogs next to the camp so Dan and I opted for earplugs – good idea.
Up at 7:00. Showers, update the blog and pack up the camp. Dan and Ray remove the ‘wings’ from my windshield; I’m hoping to get some more breeze to compensate for the heat.
The camp office mangager, Opal, recommended either Shonney’s or IHOP for breakfast. We were looking for something more ‘local’ so we decided to head into New Orleans to eat. From the CG it was still about a 90 minute ride into the Big Easy. Nice ride with the Lake Pontchartrain on the side.
Out of the CG @ 9:00 $26.77 for the night. Opal had some difficulty registering us, but all worked out and were on our way.
Gas 3.1 gals $11.4
After another roundabout route into town (still fine tuning the Garmin) we ride the bikes down Bourbon Street. Ray asks for directions to an address that Karen gave us to get Beignet’s and Coffee and the restaurant manager also directed us to a place where we could park the bikes in a covered parking lot – Dauphine Hotel.
Had breakfast/lunch at Johnny’s Po Boy’s restaurant. Dan gets the Pork Sausage Po Boy, Ray the Shrimp Po Boy and Chris the fried Crawfish. They keep laughing at me for pronouncing it ‘Crayfish’ instead of ‘Crawfish’.
Walked around the French Quarter and found Café du Monde as recommend by Karen. Coffee au lait and Beignet’s; very tasty and lots of confectioners sugar. Can’t imagine why anybody could work here. Poor guy at the table next to us takes his sport jacket off and he’s completely covered in sweat; so are we, but we’re seasoned bikers.Ray wants to look at some souvenirs and we all buy T-shirts that say ‘New Orleans Road Trip 2008’ how appropriate.
Head out of the French Quarter about 2:00 into construction traffic jams. Even though we didn’t
see any Katrina evidence, there is a lot of infrastructure construction.6:00 pm, gas at Port Barre, LA. 2.7 gals 1,573 on the ODO
We decide to change the route from that recommended by Zumo, so we cross the Mississippi river and follow the river route on the west side. Very scenic ride. If you’ve got the time, take this route.
I need to recognize our ‘remote navigators’: Kathy and Karen. They are waiting and supporting the trip from opposite ends. We’ve been calling them several times a day for accommodation recommendations, store locations and restaurant suggestions.
Kathy Google’s us a campground in Kinder, LA. A slight backtrack from our location in Oberlin, LA, but only about 15 miles. An exciting ride from Oberlin to Kinder helps us set a policy of no riding after dark. Our experiences with the campgrounds is definitely getting worse. Wax Campground was still the best, Frog Hollow and Baton Rouge a toss up and Quiet Oaks in Kinder the worst (good thing Chris brought a roll of toilet paper) Since there was no restaurant nearby, dinner consisted of Corn Dogs, Chips and Beer from the gas station down the road.
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