The Journey Begins

Today, day 2 of our drive to Houston, we drove through 4 different states (FL, AL, MS, LA) on our way from Talahassee to New Orleans. On the one hand, I'm kind of tired from all the driving and just want to get there already. On the other hand, if you know me you know that I love traveling and seeing new places. We stopped today in Mobile, Alabama (yes, I sang the Minyan Man song - "stepped off the bus in Mobile, Alabama...") and went to the USS Alabama museum. The Alabama was a huge combat battleship that fought during WWII. It was very cool to walk through its many massive levels. The kids especially loved it. They also had a submarine that we walked through called the USS Drum. And there were many cool planes And helicopters as well, including a Stealth Aircraft. Anyway, all in all, a couple of hours well spent. When you have the opportunity to see or do something that you might never have again you have to take advantage. In the afternoon we made our way to New Orleans. We had a nice dinner in a kosher restaurant called Casablanca (they did not serve kosher jumbilaya). Tomorrow morning we plan on doing one of those horse and buggy tours in the French Quarter before heading out for the final 6 hour stretch to Houston. Oh, one other thing before I sign off for the night. At some point in the Panhandle of FL we entered Central Time Zone. That's right: from now on we'll be an hour behind all our east coast friends and family. Just another thing to get used to among many. The adventure continues...