1/2, Mile 578.1, 8:41 AM
Take off! Bourbon Street, here we come.
8:43 AM: Brian calls; we forgot a blanket. Back to the Oteys'.
8:46 AM: Drive-by quilting. New Orleans, Take 2.
-Tom
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1/2, Mile 781.9, 11:48 AM
Stop at gas station in Mississippi. Stare off with Auburn fans. Question posed; which is
higher: our gas bill or Team Hangover's liquor bill?
-Tom
1/2, Mile 817.3, 1:00 PM
Ate lunch at McDonald's in Gulfport, MS, where we discussed The Princess Diaries and
Footloose. Bret heard from Red Tomato (aka Gina), and we heard about the Nokia commercial, err, I
mean the Fan Fest.
-Rachel
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1/2, Mile 856.1, 1:39 PM
We stopped at the Louisiana Visitor Center for a Kodak moment with the Louisiana
shaped sign. Unfortunately, there were no Hokies nearby to take our picture, so this one
Auburn lady took it. However, she said that we had to lose the game since she did so.
We'll see about that ...
-Rachel
1/2, Mile 866.0, 1:51 PM
Huge bridge over Lake Pontchartrain. (Editor's Note: It was
The Causeway over the lake. It's the longest bridge in the world.) -Rachel
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1/2, Mile 890.4, 2:13 PM
NEW ORLEANS!! After circling the block several times.
-Rachel
(Editor's Note: Some revisionist history is in effect here. Since many of the entries for the two days in the city were
written after the fact, the dates have been changed to protect the innocent.)
1/2, Hotel Oops, I guess I got too excited to finish the previous entry. Well anyway, we circled the
block several times so we could figure out where to park Midnight Eagle and Silver Fox.
We eventually drove through an abandoned lot to get to the parking lot. Enough about
that - let's get to the good stuff!
After unloading our stuff and getting checked in, we went to find the Fan Fest, Sadly, we
got there just as the band was playing the Hokie Pokie, and the celebration was ending.
But, we managed to meet up with Team Hangover. We ate dinner at Jimmy Buffett's
Margaritaville. From there, we split into two groups - one group walked back to the hotel
via Bourbon Street, while the other group tried their luck at the casino. After we all got
back together, we ran into Fred, and then we went to Preservation Hall to listen to some
jazz music.
-Rachel
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1/2, Hotel (Continuation)
Just got back from the game, but that's for a later entry. Back to last night. We got some
beignets at Café Du Monde, and boy were they messy-but-good. The walk back to the
hotel was foggy, which was kind of a cool atmosphere to end the night with. We were
exhausted when we got back, and we got to bed pretty quick. Katie got in right as we
went to bed, and she had to leave early in the morning, so we sadly didn't get to spend
much time with her. I now relinquish the journal to someone else.
-Rachel
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