New Orleans 2009
Well we made it here; we’re in New Orleans ready to get to work with MDS (Mennonite Disaster Services).
It was quite a trip: left at 11:00pm, spent over an hour at the Sarnia border, stayed up all night, flew out of Detroit at 6:00am, landed in Houston and hopped onto another plane to New Orleans. About 12 hours total travel time, and we finally got some rest after lunch.
Before supper we headed out for a tour of the city, visiting the French Quarter and the Mississippi. After all that travel, it was nice to find the distraction of attractions.
Here are some of the sights of the city (click on the images to see larger versions):
The origins of the city
A tunnel section of the New Orleans airport
Me in front of an old building
Very nice street art
This was definitely my favorite shot of the day. I call it “Moon Over Mississippi”
Tomorrow, the work begins: drywalling, plumbing, framing, flooring, roofing.
