Departed Knoxville on Sunday, 7pm.

Switched at the wheel all night, stopped at rest area in Slidell, Louisiana, 4am.  Slept until 7 starting the car every 45 minutes.  27 degrees.

New Orleans, 8am.

driving aimlessly

Toured the French Quarter and Mississippi Delta with the National Park Service, 9-11 am    46 degrees.

New Orleans Museum of Art 11:30-1:30

2pm started West on I10 towards Baton Rouge.  63 degrees.

HW 90 from Lafayette to Lake Charles

Lake Charles is closed on Sundays.  At a Books A Million to catch up, boil pasta in the parking lot, and brush our teeth.    6:30 pm.  Headed for Houston at least, maybe camping on Galveston Island.

Listening to: Fats Waller, Lucinda Williams, NPR, American Analogue, and Wave Church Heart and Soul

Talking about: writing short stories, living in Louisiana, trip logistics, reading Amy Tan out loud

Quote of the day: Two tourists from San Francisco asking where to find good southern food, the park ranger laughing: “You’re south of southern cooking.