SHOTSHACK: American Road Trip with St Scooby Doo Day 8

Day 8 and breakfast downtown on Jefferson Street, 2 pancakes, maple syrup, bacon burgers and eggs over easy with nice coffee and on the way back spotted this..

Pen had called and booked us in on a swamp tour .. Very very hot day..

scenery tops

this is one of my favourites

drippy dangly trees and murky brown water in parts

The guide was great ,, we were lucky to get in a boat of just 6 instead one holding about 16

shooting a commercial for breakfast cereal

saw many long winged and beautifully coloured birds and some big insects

this is the guide holding a gater's tooth,, the gater that ate his labrador in front of his kids.... poor dog

first sighting of the opportunist.. caught his beady eyes popping up

GATER GATER POP OUT YOUR SWAMP.. AND THEN ONE DID.. AND I WISHED IT HADNT. THEY ARE FAR TOO BIG AND TOO SCALY AND JUST TOOO HORRID
fat fat gater,,it has ate one too many of its own kind.. they apparently eat each other..

I like the birds body..

Pens grassy carpet

Its now very very very hot,I am burnt and so is my nose, and we are off on the way to New Orleans. Passed a truck with huge wheels

Stopped at Martinville for a sub- pretty town

back on the road for the last shot of the day road kill and this is the first time i have not gone ohhh nooo.. gater gater pop out on the road.. you are all horrible

We have just learnt that there are 250 dead from a tornado a mile wide. Alabama to North Carolina- horrifying news that it is heading for Ashville,, photo received from Nathan and Tara

who since day 1(thank god) have been tracking us.. Nathan wrote: "Hey, there's a storm a comin'. You girls OK? I monitor your gps coordinates about 7 times a day. Arkansas for breakfast then?"

but the storm is heading their way this time.

They slept with their helmets by the side of the bed.. not one for Leroy.. i will make him one out of peel

Very long drive and I am at the wheel Pen in the book

Meandering along the old spanish trail by hitting the freeway (horrid road) to raceway. Kathy loves Lousiana but still havent found a dead dillo much to her disappointment, perhaps i will purchase one & kill it for her..

HEE HEE

New ideas thought up on highway 90 to raceway, very long boring road so..

ha ha.. no cannot say but gonna be writing a very special book and this was planned on route.On interstate 10 to New Orleans, busiest fg road so far.

TRAFFIC JAM much shuffling of cars..

EYEBALL#

Invented by Nathan, Tara and Pen on their long journey to Asheville. Shout eyeball and others will tell you if safe. Another valuable one from Tara..

We are all just turtle swimming along.. This saved us a few times on our journey especially when the big nose trucks overtake..

HERE WE ARE ... NEW ORLEANS - Pen at the wheel cos i just dont like cities and towns. Iberville Suites Pen has booked us into.. bang in the French Quarter 190 dollars including valet parking and breakfast. Enquired at front desk for another night .. NO WAY increased to 280 dollars.

Now this is so unusual.. i didnt take my camera out with me as everyone including Val (who had not long been) warned of mugging etc. So took the lomo (still not got developed yet)

Photos curtesy of Pen's iphone.

The most disgusting sleaziest nasty noisy yukky street is

BOURBON STREET

Soon moved off in search of dinner.. ate at Gumbo's shared a 3 course mix of Creole & Cajun.. very very yummy. must be a food day today.
Walked down through the streets on a very balmy evening. The Pen spotted this.. fantastic shot!!