Drove across Lake Pontchartrain on the longest continuous bridge over water in the world – 24 miles. It was a little bumpy as the trailer crossed each pavement seam, but it was fun to see the city skyline looming in the distance and gradually growing larger. Our campground was a half-mile from Bourbon Street. 

As soon as we were situated in our site, we walked to a restaurant for a late afternoon lunch. The restaurant featured Cajun bloody marys. The food was really good – grilled redfish with crawfish sauce, chicken and sausage gumbo, red beans and rice, mustard greens. Yum! Then we walked across Decatur Street to the River Walk. We enjoyed drinks at the spacious interior courtyard at Pat O’Briens.

Live music started early. We bounced back and forth between a really good metal band that played all the classics and a jazz bar at the Bourbon O Hotel. Amazing talent playing  for no cover charge – just tips. Drinks were understandably expensive, though. Wednesday night was not very crowded or rowdy. There was plenty of room on the dance floor.