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| 'Dignity' canoe & Davy |
"I gave away the canoe last night in exchange for a po' boy and my bar tab" said Davy as he swaggered by my tent, after the bar. I felt indifferent. Ending at the port city of New Orleans would be a fitting end to the saga::.15 days and 350 miles. I got to experience a lot of the Mississippi, build up muscle, and take some great pics of a America's modern marvel. One of those trips where 2 weeks felt like 2 months.
This last 20 miles down river were relatively quiet at first. Little traffic. The clouds gave way to some sun, then we saw the city 3 times around false bends. We were defeated as we hit the last stretch and the river began to flow backwards in a massive eddy with the wind on us hard. A barge overtook another barge coming closer to us than any other on the trip -- for one last scare.
Sitting along the New Orleans river walk a couple took the $400 canoe for $40 (and a majority of the Walmart gear), so we can celebrate! We donated the rest of goods to the homeless people scattered about. They were happy. And like a mermaid losing her fin, we walked into New Orleans -- land people, again.
Bring on the holidays! I'm thinking Mexico City for New Years .
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