After the parade we made our way to the riverfront for the first act we wanted to see. A quick look at the river and Jill & I agreed it was a better day to be listening to music along the river than trying to cross it in our boat.
They do a really nice job of laying out the fest and even when stages are close together we had no problem hearing the one we were listening to. Many of the stages are the same type of music so if you just want to hear jazz or maybe zydeco you can stay at 1 stage all day. We typically just wandered around listening to a few songs and moving on to the next.
They have a zydeco stage.
They have a zydeco stage.
Old Time Jazz.
Brass Bands.
Swing.
And even ?????????
There is always something interesting to see and great people watching at any event in New Orleans. I even took a whole series of pictures of people in their Fest Hats but I think I'll save that for it's own post. One shot from the "what could possibly go wrong?" category......
Not sure if there was anyone in there but I love that the guy in back had a cigar...covering up the smell??
The last day of the Fest nephew Jeff and his wife Carin came in to spend a day with us before leaving on a Spring Break cruise. It was fun to show them around a bit while they were here.
After the fest we got down to more boat work like waxing and refreshing the varnish. These things take some time and give a nice break to our livers. The next weekend was Easter and we went back to the Quarter to catch some of the parades and all the great Easter Bonnets.
One day we took some time off of boat projects and went Uptown to see the Zoo. This is another one of the places we've always wanted to see but never squeezed in on previous trips. It was very nice and small enough to cover at a leisurely pace.
We're coming up on 2 weeks left in our stay here and can see the light at the end of the projects. We need to have everything wrapped up by Thursday and the start of Jazz and Heritage Fest which will be a busy 10 days!! Our friends the Lights will be in to join us for the first weekend and that will be too much fun!!
Speaking of visits, friends Monica and Rick from Green Turtle Bay came over from Mobile where they have their boat ready to head north after wintering in Florida & the Bahamas. We traveled with them off and on during our Great Loop trip and it's always great to see them!
Yesterday while walking through the Quarter with Rick & Moni I hear a voice behind me say, "Kevin??" I turn around and see old friends Lyn & John from Cincinnati who happen to be in town at the beginning of their own 3 month travel adventure (by land). What are the chances?!?!?! It was great to catch up with them a bit and we wish them the best on their great adventure.
As mentioned in our last post our future plans have changed quite a bit. We had planned on heading back up the rivers and spending summer on the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers. Well we're now going south instead!! When we leave New Orleans we'll be heading to Ft. Myers for an extended stay. Friends from Cincinnati are going there to start a new business and we're tagging along to help. That area has some great cruising grounds and it should be a wonderful summer/fall/winter????? Of course our reservations begin June 1st which happens to be the start of hurricane season.....
For our Cincinnati friends, we'll be in town for a few days starting June 11 and hope to catch up with as many of you as possible.
I'll try and get the "hat" post out later today but that will probably be the last one from New Orleans. We hope to get moving about May 10th so keep an eye on the tracking link and I'll send out a twitter message on travel days as usual for you followers. Until next time...Happy Jazz Fest Y'all!!!!
There is always something interesting to see and great people watching at any event in New Orleans. I even took a whole series of pictures of people in their Fest Hats but I think I'll save that for it's own post. One shot from the "what could possibly go wrong?" category......
Not sure if there was anyone in there but I love that the guy in back had a cigar...covering up the smell??
The last day of the Fest nephew Jeff and his wife Carin came in to spend a day with us before leaving on a Spring Break cruise. It was fun to show them around a bit while they were here.
After the fest we got down to more boat work like waxing and refreshing the varnish. These things take some time and give a nice break to our livers. The next weekend was Easter and we went back to the Quarter to catch some of the parades and all the great Easter Bonnets.
One day we took some time off of boat projects and went Uptown to see the Zoo. This is another one of the places we've always wanted to see but never squeezed in on previous trips. It was very nice and small enough to cover at a leisurely pace.
We're coming up on 2 weeks left in our stay here and can see the light at the end of the projects. We need to have everything wrapped up by Thursday and the start of Jazz and Heritage Fest which will be a busy 10 days!! Our friends the Lights will be in to join us for the first weekend and that will be too much fun!!
Speaking of visits, friends Monica and Rick from Green Turtle Bay came over from Mobile where they have their boat ready to head north after wintering in Florida & the Bahamas. We traveled with them off and on during our Great Loop trip and it's always great to see them!
Yesterday while walking through the Quarter with Rick & Moni I hear a voice behind me say, "Kevin??" I turn around and see old friends Lyn & John from Cincinnati who happen to be in town at the beginning of their own 3 month travel adventure (by land). What are the chances?!?!?! It was great to catch up with them a bit and we wish them the best on their great adventure.
As mentioned in our last post our future plans have changed quite a bit. We had planned on heading back up the rivers and spending summer on the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers. Well we're now going south instead!! When we leave New Orleans we'll be heading to Ft. Myers for an extended stay. Friends from Cincinnati are going there to start a new business and we're tagging along to help. That area has some great cruising grounds and it should be a wonderful summer/fall/winter????? Of course our reservations begin June 1st which happens to be the start of hurricane season.....
For our Cincinnati friends, we'll be in town for a few days starting June 11 and hope to catch up with as many of you as possible.
I'll try and get the "hat" post out later today but that will probably be the last one from New Orleans. We hope to get moving about May 10th so keep an eye on the tracking link and I'll send out a twitter message on travel days as usual for you followers. Until next time...Happy Jazz Fest Y'all!!!!
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