Louise Riley – Page 4

Today is Memorial Day—- a national holiday. A lot of places are closed even restaurants. We went out after breakfast to see the one Museum dedicated to the Native American Indian & guess what, it was shut. We did, however, find a supermarket open & we were able to replenish our supply of sparkling mineral water. It was one of the few shops that we had been in that actually had fresh products like fruit, vegetables & meat!

We managed then to find the one road that got us down to the riverside & what was probably one of the oldest parts of town. A bit of light refreshment & then we came back to settle in for a lazy afternoon on the porch in the shade. Incidentally Jerry Lee Lewis played in a bar on this waterfront when he was only 15yrs old. He originates from these parts.

I’m going to post some photos of the main house & grounds. There are 26 acres here. This whole area is well known for the number of houses that survived the Civil War. Apparently the area was predominantly French at the time & they decided not to oppose the invading forces, consequently the houses remained intact.

May 25, 2015

Sunday evening

We had booked the restaurant for 8pm but went a little earlier to have an apéro. Again, we ended up chatting to an American couple from Atlanta, who had at least been out of America—they did Europe last year! They were from Atlanta & were very interesting & she was called Louise, he was John & their surname was Thomas. I’m not kidding!

We had a lovely meal in the restaurant with a very jolly but efficient waitress, who earned her tip tonight. Although we had no concept of being rushed, here we are back in our room & it is not yet 10pm. There was a huge storm whilst we were eating, so I am hoping that the front had passed through & tomorrow will be fine again.

May 24, 2015