Walked the city today and saw the sights. Feels weird not being on the road at all, amazing how quickly you settle into a routine. Didn't move the bike an inch, but admittedly I did go check on it twice during the day just make sure it was still where I left it :)
Had a big breakfast, you can really make quite the meal out of a continental breakfast if you eat everything on the menu. Be sure to take advantage of the often overlooked instant oatmeal, usually hiding with the coffee and tea. Walked down near the warehouse district to see the art galleries, lots of local art on display and for sale. Not to be confused with the art sold by the street vendors in the french quarter. Seems like a very trendy place to live. Lafayette square was not worth the detour on the way.
Walked along the river. I didn't intend to go across to Algiers Point, but I was ready for a break from walking. I came across the ferry at the end of canal st, so I hoped on and took a seat. Strangely, the ferry doesn't have a schedule, just shuttles back and forth all day leaving whenever it gets a full car load. If I lived here and had to take it on a regular basis it would drive me nuts. You have no idea when its going to show up. On my way back I just missed it, kinda like Polkaroo. Old Algiers probably was nicer at one point. I think it is supposed to be a historic district, was in the city guide. Don't know whether it is a post katrina thing or its just slipped, but the neighborhood seems a little rough now. Like if it wasn't a sunday morning, there were streets I wouldn't otherwise walk down. Some were bright and colourful, but other streets looked like people didn't really live there anymore. I don't think the area was actually under water, like the abandon houses with collapsed and over grown with moss roofs you still can see below the highway on the way in, just economically depressed.
After the ferry back I headed towards the french quarter. Enjoyed walking the market and the festival atmosphere. There was possibly a seafood festival going on in the market, not sure. Could just be its regular weekend thing. Either way, I stepped out of my regular non-seafood diet and had a po-boy sandwich. I don't usually eat much seafood, but the sandwich was pretty good. I had a small grilled catfish platter from another vendor too. Lots of live music and entertainment. Walked the rest of canal st, got to the above ground crypt cemeteries to late for a tour but got a good look through the gate.
Hope to cover some good mileage tomorrow, and I will probably need to start looking for new tires pretty soon.