Sunday, October 15, 2023
Vacation day 6 of 11. Patrick and I had oatmeal with milk, sliced almonds, and diced half banana; chocolate cookie. The four of us rode Lyft to the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden. The day was cooler than yesterday and breezy. We enjoyed the sculpture and the garden. We had not seen the new eastern expansion before, and it was terrific. Afterwards we walked to Cafe du Monde and enjoyed beignets and coffee. We visited the New Orleans Museum of Art and had small bites inside the museum at Cafe Nola by Ralph Brennan: three tacos and a quinoa bowl. We rode Lyft to Crescent City Blues & BBQ Fest, arriving at 3:00 p.m. to catch the end of The Roadmasters with Special Guests and then the start of Trudy Lynn. We rode Lyft to the Airbnb. We rested and watched various YouTube videos. Walked to dinner at Le Petit Grocery. Shared appetizers: fried green tomatoes, blue crab beignets, short rib. Chris had heritage pork tenderloin. Andy had gulf shrimp and grits. Patrick and I shared pan-roasted chicken breast and white bean cassoulet. Shared desserts: butterscotch pudding and a pecan tart. We had attempted to order bread for the table, but they were out. Patrick's chicken was too salty. The other dishes were okay. Patrick said he wouldn't return. We walked to the Airbnb. In our Airbnb we encountered a carbon monoxide alarm beeping, probably due to low battery. After some consternation, the Airbnb host helped us resolve it.