Y'know, some folks like New Orleans so much they just can't leave! Every time they try to depart the city, some magical force grabs them and yanks them back. Well.............it's happened to us.
We are heading the boat back to New Orleans this Saturday, and postponing our cruising for about 2 months. I could blame it on this really lousy weather we've had since we left 2 weeks ago, but the real reason is that my Admiral needs to have some surgery to correct her internal plumbing, and that is WAY more important than any traveling. Besides, I need her shipshape so she can drive my boat (remember, I'm just the deck ape that handles the lines & fenders). We have our medical insurance through Ochsner (her former employer), so we need to have the surgery done in New Orleans.
We'll dock the boat at Seabrook Harbor, on the Industrial Canal, for the 2 months. That's the same place the boat was exactly one year ago (and also 3 years ago) when we hauled it for bottom work & other maintenance. When we went to Seabrook today to see their new floating docks, the manager recognized us right away & shouted "you're back!". He lives in Luling LA, close to where our house was, so we're both "from da bayou".
So, this means that we'll HAVE to be in New Orleans for Mardi Gras this year. I know.........tough to take, but someone has to do it! Plus, we'll have 2 more months to spoil our only granddaughter, and then turn her back to her parents! And maybe, just maybe, the weather might be just a little bit better when we go cruising again in April!
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