Day 17 - New Orleans

Tuesday we left Pensacola and set off for New Orleans.  We drove in a hard rain for at least an hour, it was raining so hard the wipers could not keep up and visibility was about one tractor trailer ahead.  The Serenity got a good rinse. We planned to visit the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi but did not realize it is not open to the public and the Infinity Science Center is only open Thursday to Sunday. We did stop and drive around a bit, but they would not let us in....doh. 

We planned to park the night at Faubourg Brewing Company in New Orleans and arrived around 11:30AM. The brewery doesn't open until 2PM so we just parked and unloaded the scooter to go downtown.  

It was about 70F and getting sunny.  One thing we learned quickly was that New Orleans roads are horrible, on that little scooter some of the pot holes just about swallowed the front wheel, I learned to pay attention to the pot holes. It was about 15 mins (6 miles) to Jackson Square by scooter and it was easy to find a place to park with a scooter.  The water front is beautiful, it was pretty crowed, mostly with young people on spring break.

We were hungry but the line for Cafe Du Monde was ridiculous so we settled for the Crescent City Brewhouse in Jackson Square for lunch.  I wanted to order the alligator for lunch, but they were out of alligator, and just about everything but burgers and chicken. It would have been nice to know that before we sat down and ordered a beer. So we had French fries and beer for lunch. Just to give you an idea how expensive things are in Nawlins, two beers and two orders of fries was over $50, a bit pricy but it is the French quarter. 

After a nutritious lunch we walked the downtown. We walked up to Bourbon Street and took in the many aromas, some good, some not.  We stopped in for some Abbotts frozen custard on Toulouse St., more nutritious food, but it was yummy.  We walked Bourbon St to Frenchman St where we were told there would be music and there was.  

New Orleans is an interesting place, but there are alot of people, buses, horse carriages and trucks in a small space, it is a nightmare for drivers that are not familiar with the town. We had walked enough and decided to head back to the Serenity Falcon and check out the Faubourg Brewery. 

We have visited many breweries but I don't think we have been to one of this scale, the place is just huge and has facilities to host large events. It is off season so the place was not busy but it is pretty clear that it gets busy in the summer. 

I got another IPA and June got the sampler, we enjoyed their beers. 

I was hungry again and asked, Emily the bartender if they had food. They have real food Thursday thru Sunday but only crackers and a small meat platter other times. I got the "small" meat platter, we had a good laugh over that, it is even smaller than it looks in the picture!

Overall the brewery was a good experience, the grounds are beautiful, there is a gate that closes at 8PM so it is safe and the people are very nice. We would do it again.