We are finally here and New Orleans is as great as I remember! Although we are a little tired from waking up at 5 in the morning (and the 4 hour layover from Detroit), once we landed in the Bayou everyone seemed excited and we were up and running. We met up with Doug and Bill from facilities at the car rental center and before we knew it, they gave us a fast yet furious tour of the French Quarter. Bourbon Street was a huge hit; everyone was drinking (not us of course), novelty shops, music and mimes! We had a little wait before dinner so we continued to explore the awesome city. We ate at Deanie's Seafood and it was delicious! We were all very hungry and we ate until we couldn't eat no more. Well ...that's what we thought. Out comes a massive brownie sundae and everyone sang for Josh's birthday. After dinner, we had an hour drive to the volunteer house and when we got there we hit the hay pretty hard.

"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." -- Sir Winston Churchill