Day 33: Driving through Louisiana

Drove more than 400 miles today, through the bayous of Louisiana.  I decided not to do the highway, which put me on some beautiful country roads.  First, I drove through the Sabine Wildlife Refuge, past many bayous containing birds of all types and then drove past some homes raised high above the flood zone; some of them looking like they were suspended on stilts!  I then passed by fields of sugar cane, and visited Oaklawn Manor, a 1827 antebellum home built by one of the founders of Louisiana.  It is surrounded by centuries-old oaks, draped with Spanish moss:

I arrived in New Orleans in time to have a fabulous dinner at Bayona, a Susan Spicer restaurant.  Walking around Bourbon Street, I stopped by a jazz bar and heard a fun band play some old favorites.  What a scene!  And I still have tomorrow here!