Trip Report. Michigan to New Orleans
We're from Michigan. Our kids are 14, 12, and 8. We wanted to go someplace warm for spring break for a week in April. My 12 year old mentioned that he wanted to, "Go someplace different and do somet...
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Day 4:
We decided to start New Orleans off with a bang, so we went on an airboat tour. There were several companies available, so we went with the one that had a certificate of excellence and hundreds of great reviews on trip advisor. Gotta love trip advisor!
We booked a tour with Jean Lafitte Air Boat Tours.
I was more than a little concerned when we showed up, the drive in is not at all welcoming. We basically drove through a very run down area of mobile homes, then passed through a gate on a dirt drive.
We found out quickly that looks are deceiving.
Our tour was wonderful. I think we could have listened to him for hours. He taught us about animal husbandry, ecology, erosion, the War of 1812, and more. Absolutely fabulous experience. We all enjoyed the ride and learned a lot along the way.
The kids even got to hold a baby alligator.
After the tour, we asked where is a good place to eat. This is our standard approach, ask the locals where to eat. We followed directions (Sorry, I can't remember the name). We were not terribly impressed. Overpriced and all fried food.
We went back to the campsite and walked over the boardwalks in the campground.
We were unable to have a fire at our campsite during our stay. The issue was that we couldn't find any wood!In Michigan, we don't move wood or bring wood with us to campsites, to lessen the spread of the emerald ash borer (it's a bug). So local houses close to a campground offer up wood for sale, the park offices have wood, even grocery stores and hardware stores carry wood. We were surprised that we couldn't find any at any of these places.
We decided to start New Orleans off with a bang, so we went on an airboat tour. There were several companies available, so we went with the one that had a certificate of excellence and hundreds of great reviews on trip advisor. Gotta love trip advisor!
We booked a tour with Jean Lafitte Air Boat Tours.
I was more than a little concerned when we showed up, the drive in is not at all welcoming. We basically drove through a very run down area of mobile homes, then passed through a gate on a dirt drive.
We found out quickly that looks are deceiving.
Our tour was wonderful. I think we could have listened to him for hours. He taught us about animal husbandry, ecology, erosion, the War of 1812, and more. Absolutely fabulous experience. We all enjoyed the ride and learned a lot along the way.
The kids even got to hold a baby alligator.
After the tour, we asked where is a good place to eat. This is our standard approach, ask the locals where to eat. We followed directions (Sorry, I can't remember the name). We were not terribly impressed. Overpriced and all fried food.
We went back to the campsite and walked over the boardwalks in the campground.
We were unable to have a fire at our campsite during our stay. The issue was that we couldn't find any wood!In Michigan, we don't move wood or bring wood with us to campsites, to lessen the spread of the emerald ash borer (it's a bug). So local houses close to a campground offer up wood for sale, the park offices have wood, even grocery stores and hardware stores carry wood. We were surprised that we couldn't find any at any of these places.
