March 24, 2013 9:54 PM
Bayou Segnette State Park is located in Westwego, Jefferson Parish southwest of New Orleans, Louisiana, on the west bank of the Mississippi River.
Bayou Segnette is not far from the urban center of New Orleans, yet it features access to two types of wetlands, swamp and marsh. Saltwater intrusion coming into the canals from the Gulf of Mexico created the marsh. This is a remarkable habitat for plant and wildlife. This habitat is home to American Alligators, Coypu, Nine-banded Armadillos, Virginia Opossum, Raccoons, American Mink, Red-tailed Hawks, kites, Red-winged Blackbirds, Bald Eagles, and Northern Cardinals.
First Things First: Lord Byron Gets Clean Bill of Health from His Vet
My little boy, Lord Byron, is going to be alright. After a tense week waiting for lab pathology reports to determine if he has a malignant lymphoma, we got a call on Friday night from his vet saying there was no sign of cancer. Thank you all for your kind thoughts and words. I won’t go into a sappy lecture about how our animals become part of the family, but especially when you are traveling cross-country in an 27 foot Airstream, it really brings everyone intensely closer. He was always, “my boy”…but he truly is so much more!
Well, we finally made it to New Orleans! Took a wrong turn leaving Alabama and ended up backtracking about 30 miles because the ferry we ended up at did not take RVs. Our fellow Airstream travelers MaliMish, (http://malimish.com/) warned us not to go there, so of course we went.
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We Finally Made it to New Orleans!
Leading up to our arrival in New Orleans, almost every traveler I met warned me that it was a filthy, dirty city. SO NOT THE CASE. Sure, there are signs of urban decay like any large city, and one has to keep in mind that this city nearly got wiped off the map with Hurricane Katrina, but what I saw was a beautiful, vibrant city fighting to put it’s best face forward, without complaint.
The Musicians of Bourbon Street
Although it was relatively quiet by French Quarter standards, there is always music to be found on Bourbon Street. These guys didn’t disappoint!
Our Stroll Through the French Quarter
Calypso: Adventures in an Airstream 