Cruisin' the Bayou

6.24.92 Woke up early today, Sem's birthday, to catch the Voyager Cruise along the Mississippi River. We were excited to see the city from the riverbed. However, the trip got old real fast. The Bayou wasn't what I expected it to be, and since my buddy John Fogerty wasn't there to sing "Born on the Bayou" (even though he's from California), we got a little bored. We did get to see some Cajun villages and a couple of locks (not of the "pole" variety). Turned out to be a decent cruise, just long.

We were deserving of some time on Bourbon Street afterwards to celebrate the big boy's birthday. Things don't start kickin' on Bourbon at 5:00 PM however, so we were forced to spend $1 at a time back at Pat O'Briens. Finally, we broke out and bought Sem a "jet fuel" and a "hurricane" to get things rollin'. Spent most of the night at the Gold Mine and then back to the Annex, getting to know some girls from Chicago that we hoped to meet up with when the "No Worries Tour" made it's way North.

Finally at about 3:00 AM, tired of sharing our tent with mosquitos and humidity, we packed it all up and drove East towards Daytona Beach! Sem drove through Mississippi and Alabama without the comfort of any country CD's (Jase couldn't get to those under the luggage in the way back). Fortunately, there was some Pearl Jam available to keep him awake. Happy Birthday, Sem!

After 11 hours, we pulled into Camelia's hotel for $29/night in Daytona Beach. Grabbed a slice of pizza and walked on over to the beach where we crashed for a while. That night, enjoying the luxury of our first hotel room bed on this tour, watched a little 90210 so that we could get caught up with Brandon, Dylan and the crew.