Hello from New Orleans! In case this is news to anyone, New Orleans is HOT and MUGGY in late May. The kids definitely experienced the temperature transitions between the outside heat & humidity, and the interior refrigeration. We start working tomorrow at 7:45 in the morning, and it's supposed to be around 90 degrees and sunny. I expect the five gallons of water we bought today to be gone by lunch.
Everybody was on-time for the 5:30 a.m. meeting time at the airport, and we had two very uneventful flights (other than Steph having to go through security twice and Andrea almost leaving her carry on bag on the tarmac in LA). Everybody is making good progress through Zeitoune (what a great book! I finished it on the plane - impossible to put down after a while).
We all managed to squish into our van (made for twelve people, not twelve people with their baggage!) and get to the guest house in a reasonable amount of time. The place is funky but comfortable. It reminds me of the guest houses I used to stay in while travelling around the world in my twenties - comfortable, safe, and low on the amenities. We had a nice dinner at a pizza joint on Charles St. (just around the corner), got a sense of where we are and how to get places, got food and water for tomorrow, and are going to bed fairly early tonight.
Tomorrow we'll get pictures posted and I'll get the kids to start posting on this blog.
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