hello friends! we're back in new orleans and feeling hella dreamy. our forays into texas felt a little rough between the border patrol encounter and our first real-life sightings of trump supporters, but thankfully was supported by sweet friends in both austin and houston. a+++ for those sweet friends, their delightful cats, and also the ridiculously delightful kombucha we enjoyed in both cities.
now we're in new orleans! we were here with friends for a few days last may and it feels as special as ever to be here now. after a bit of a scramble to find housing, a relative stranger from a queer housing group on facebook (who we will meet when we visit ida in tennessee) got in touch to let us know their partner's home would be unoccupied and available for us to stay in. such a blessing and much appreciated act of generosity and trust in strangers. and when we opened the door to the house, the first thing we saw was a beautiful selkie portrait! a truly serendipitous connection, for anyone knows eli and their penchance for selkies (a mythical creature from scottish/irish folklore).
last night after we got in, we took our hosts' generously offered cruiser bikes out. so grateful to have bikes to ride while we're here, it's my favorite way to be in new orleans and sadly have not ridden my own as much since buying my car and moving to marin. we headed down to frenchmen street and treated ourselves to a relatively fancy dinner at a jazz club of southern duck and jambalaya, and a shirley temple for me, as it's my own sober indulgence in such a boozy city! afterwards we walked down to cafe du monde and ate beignets in st. peter's square. i've been here a handful of times, but continue to enjoy the tasty and decadent touristy parts of being here :)
eli has a surprise adventure planned for today, and i can't wait to discover it.
looking forward to the next couple days in new orleans, and our adventures to follow: atlanta (with a likely soulmate, #freddiemercorgi), tennessee (ida, the farm, and highlander project), and then eli's former home, asheville! we've been on the road three weeks, which is a week longer than i've ever traveled at one time, and i'm feeling grateful to be more comfortable in my rhythm and semblance of routine on the road -- however that shifts as we move.
xoxo freddie
ps - throwback to being in new orleans last may, when it was a good deal hotter and we were both figuring out what to do with our hair:
now we're in new orleans! we were here with friends for a few days last may and it feels as special as ever to be here now. after a bit of a scramble to find housing, a relative stranger from a queer housing group on facebook (who we will meet when we visit ida in tennessee) got in touch to let us know their partner's home would be unoccupied and available for us to stay in. such a blessing and much appreciated act of generosity and trust in strangers. and when we opened the door to the house, the first thing we saw was a beautiful selkie portrait! a truly serendipitous connection, for anyone knows eli and their penchance for selkies (a mythical creature from scottish/irish folklore).
last night after we got in, we took our hosts' generously offered cruiser bikes out. so grateful to have bikes to ride while we're here, it's my favorite way to be in new orleans and sadly have not ridden my own as much since buying my car and moving to marin. we headed down to frenchmen street and treated ourselves to a relatively fancy dinner at a jazz club of southern duck and jambalaya, and a shirley temple for me, as it's my own sober indulgence in such a boozy city! afterwards we walked down to cafe du monde and ate beignets in st. peter's square. i've been here a handful of times, but continue to enjoy the tasty and decadent touristy parts of being here :)
eli has a surprise adventure planned for today, and i can't wait to discover it.
looking forward to the next couple days in new orleans, and our adventures to follow: atlanta (with a likely soulmate, #freddiemercorgi), tennessee (ida, the farm, and highlander project), and then eli's former home, asheville! we've been on the road three weeks, which is a week longer than i've ever traveled at one time, and i'm feeling grateful to be more comfortable in my rhythm and semblance of routine on the road -- however that shifts as we move.
xoxo freddie
ps - throwback to being in new orleans last may, when it was a good deal hotter and we were both figuring out what to do with our hair:
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