New Orleans Weekend Trip

We went to New Orleans October 8-11 for a reptile show.  It was a nice trip and we were able to enjoy the Cajun Spirit and food at a local jazz festival.  The kids enjoyed dancing and watching the band play spoons on  his chest and listen to the accordian.  We all enjoyed a taxi ride and people watching as we strolled the streets of downtown in the evening.  The kids had a great time with Miss Elizabeth swimming, playing laser tag, and visiting the aquarium in the riverfront district, while Mark and I worked the reptile show.  They came and visited us at the show and got to see the Bird and Croc Experience.

In this pic below we were on our way home and stopped off the side of the road just to see if we could see an aligator.  As we opened the car doors we saw a huge splash and were amazed to find this aligator so close.  He was attempting to get a dead fish on the ramp. Miss Elizabeth is pictured with Mark and the kids.

Upon returning home Mark and I were unloading and Tennyson woke up and came out and slept in a bin while we finished our work.

We have a new reptile on our hill...African Spurred Tortoise or Sulcata Tortoise.  You can go to our snake blog to read more on them if you wish: http://sandboamorphs.blogspot.com/ . Here are a few images of them.