In Louisiana, must have beignets!

We are at Fontainebleau state park, which is located in Mandeville, just across lake Pontchartrain from New Orleans.  (Fun fact: lake Pontchartrain is a saltwater lake – though classified as a lake, it is technically an estuary that connects to the Gulf of Mexico). We were going to drive into New Orleans, mostly to get… Continue reading In Louisiana, must have beignets!

Nice day – got to watch the sunset from the beach

While we have been enjoying our stay in Destin, the weather hadn’t been that great.  But today was a nice one.  They had the yellow flags out on the beach, whereas before there were either double red flags (entering the water is forbidden) or single red flags (entering the water is not recommended – “knee… Continue reading Nice day – got to watch the sunset from the beach