We left New Orleans and crossed the 24 mile Causeway (which is way strange-just a road across a lake for 24 MILES!!! like a bridge on steroids) across Lake Ponchartrain, to try our first Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives restaurant of the trip. Louie and the Redhead Lady. It was delicious, and the fact that I was able to eat anything was short of a miracle. Got a bad Boudin late the night before. Let it suffice it to say, nothing good came of that evil little sausage….

We made it to Panama City Beach, FL, just in time for a cloudburst. Had a nice couple of days there. We finally got to hang out on the beach and swim in the gulf (definitely nothing you want to do in Corpus!). The water was beautiful, clear, turquoise and warm. We finished up our stay with an oyster feast at a great little dive called Hunt’s Oyster Bar. At the risk of sounding like Bubba, we had raw oysters, baked oysters and fried oysters. Cajun baked being the best! We are headed to the St. Petersburg area tomorrow afternoon, where we did something crazy. We actually booked a condo on the beach before we even got in the car to drive there. Unheard of!

Another random thought…. Just because the hotel has the word Suite in the name, does not really mean it has anything to do with a suite…..sadly.