Mardi Gras

We arrived in New Orleans after a long day of travel. We were up at 2:30 a.m. so we could be at U.S. customs two hours ahead. After the problem at Christmas with our flights, we wanted to be sure we would be flying. I was given an incredibly thorough pat-down where the woman felt me everywhere. I must look untrustworthy as my bag was also thoroughly searched but they did let me take everything on board that was in it.

We arrived in Denver a few minutes late and were met by Melissa, Elijah and Miles. It was so good to see them all. We had a second breakfast then did two circuits of the airport before the boys got bored. They left just before lunch and we went through security. We found a great restaurant and had some beer and sandwiches before boarding the plane for New Orleans.

It was late landing and after we got our luggage, we boarded a shuttle bus. This was a good call because it took us two hours to get to our hotel. The traffic coming into the city was horrendous then we got caught on a parade route. Our driver had to drop some people off blocks from their hotels as there was no way he could drive to them. We were lucky and got front door service. We checked in then went to Mulates for our dinner. It is Cajun food and about a block from our hotel. We started with frogs legs then Glen had grilled alligator while I had grilled catfish. It was delicious. We then went to bed at 9:30.