Day 46: Hostel New Orleans

New Orleans, here we come! We rented some cars this morning in Baton Rouge and drove to New Orleans. It is only possible to bike to New Orleans from the east (unless you hitchhike, as some fellow Minnesotan cyclists pointed out to me). We got to New Orleans (of course making a stop at a local bike shop), and check in to the India Hostel. Excellent hostel. We headed to the French Quarters and did some sightseeing before the night began...

 

Me on the Mississippi

We all met up and went to Pat O'Brians, home of the famous Hurricane drink.

After some time at the bar, we stumbled down to a resturant that is supposed to have the best fried chicken in New Orleans (delicious chicken). There, we a group of guys and one had on a University of Minnesota shirt. After chatting with them, it turned out they were staying at our hostel as well, and they had just finished biking to New Orleans started in St. Paul! We took off and went to a jazz bar,

where Rick's son (in town for Rick's birthday) and company met us.

Nick works for The Onion, so Rick may have appeared in a few issues. Take a look at this or this - notice any of the same people in the pictures and my pictures?

My crew took off around 11, and I stayed out, umm, kind of late, with Nick and my new biker friends who caught up with us at the jazz club. I want to go back.