Thursday Today we arrived in the French Quarter. We checked into our hotel, the Prince Conti, washed the jet lag off, and then set out! I guess Jaime told the hotel desk clerk that Justin had a "mystery woman" with him, so after talking to her, we ran to get me a mask before meeting up with Brent and Jaime. We started our day off with some shots, then got a "grownup slushie" and set off to explore Bourbon, stopping often for more drinks! There were lots of people pretending to be statues, and as we walked past one with a stuffed dog on a leash, I dared Jaime to kick it... and she did! The statue man then became quite animated (pun intended!). He cursed us as we laughed our way down the street, gasping ... read more

Friday In the morning we set out to drive the 9 hours to Oregon. We hoped that Reba, Justin's Chevy Blazer, would continue with her reliable service and deliver us safely. It was a long drive, and we were glad to get out of the car once we finally arrived. Finding our hostel was difficult, as we had no map and Eugene has several one-way streets; but finally we show up. The area looks just like Berkeley and we quickly get our spot and set up our tent in the backyard. The people are all very nice, and there's a birthday party going on, but we're exhausted and opt instead for some cribbage playing in our tent before passing out for the night. Saturday We wake up early and pack up, looking forward to grabbing breakfast ... read more