Kauai!

October 27 - And we are off to Kauai for some warm weather before the basketball season begins!

Monday - Thursday we stayed in Lihue at one of our favorite Marriott's.

Love the pool!
And right on the beach!

Checking in 

On a morning walk we found this
small lighthouse on the golf course.

Beautiful coastline

Looking back at our Marriott

Friday - Monday we headed to Poi'pu to the Marriott.

The view from our lanai

Sunset from Friday night dinner at
The Beach House

Saturday morning - 6 AM
Iowa football via BigTenToGo

Poi'pu Beach

Lunch at the beach at Poi'Pu
Steps from the pool and our room

Relaxing Sunday morning

An endangered Hawaiian monk seal
on the Poipu Beach

And a big turtle!

Back at the pool washing off the sand.

After we checked out on Monday we spent the day at Waimea Canyon - the Grand Canyon of the Pacific.

A picnic lunch 

And Jo Jo's shave ice!

Checked in at The Hanalei Bay Resort for the week.

New Orleans

"Saturday through Wednesday in New Orleans?" asked Don in a text.  "Sure, sounds like fun!"  That's the way our retired lives flow.  The Tulane University coach asked Don to observe and evaluate his practices and players.

We started the New Orleans experience with shrimp po-boys for lunch.  We met the Tulane coaches and wives at Clancy's in uptown in the evening for dinner.  Yummy crab salads, fried oysters, pecan crusted catfish, and drum (a delicious white fish)

Shrimp po-boy

Clancy's

Sunday morning Don headed to Tulane and Tiffany (asst coach Andy's wife) picked me up for a morning of sight-seeing.  She took me to a cemetery, by the big house on St. Charles Street, walked through some of the Tulane campus, and rode the trolley.

All burials are above ground.
Interesting cemetery

Mardi Gras beads in a tree on the Tulane campus.

We stayed in a downtown Marriott on Canal Street at the start of the French Quarter.  I spent the afternoon exploring the French Quarter and to the Mississippi River.

Beignets and a hot tea for snack/lunch!

Jazz on the street

French Quarter street

St Louis Cathedral

Jackson Square

Statue of Andrew Jackson

Pralines!

A paddle boat on the Mississippi

We enjoyed a delicious meal at the Palace Cafe. Then a walk through the French Quarter and a carriage ride.

Appetizers-Crabmeat cheesecake and
barbecued shrimp

Pecan crusted catfish

Shrimp & mushrooms

Banana Foster for dessert!

Bourbon Street

A carriage ride/tour in and around the
French Quarter.

In front of Jackson Square and St. Louis Cathedral


 Our last full day included a wonderful city tour, Don at Tulane's practice and then a delicious meal at a local uptown New Orleans restaurant, Katie's.

I introduced Don to the beignets!

City tour time

A tour of another cemetery

Halloween is a big celebration in New Orleans.