First, we had to stop at a store. I needed to buy sunblock for the race the next day, and Brian thought he might want to buy a cheap throw-away shirt to keep him warm while waiting for the race to start.
This is the cheapest one he could find, but ultimately decided against it and would just be a little cold to start:
Here are some egrets and pelicans resting on a roof. It was pretty windy, as you can see from the egrets' feathers:
We had to stop and pay a toll to get to the park. They had a little kiosk in the gas station for this purpose:
The roads were elevated over the marshy land:
It was so beautiful! Brian is walking on this peninsula to get a better look at some water birds:
We saw a kestrel on the wire:
This is one of my favorite pictures ever. We noticed a roseate spoonbill, so Brian pulled to the side of the road so I could get a picture. This is what we got:
A pelican, roseate spoonbill, and ibis taking off at the same time.Blackbird in the reeds:
Finally, we made it to the park itself:
This wooden structure led to a bridge where we could get closer to the water:
Coming in for a landing:
Pelicans flying:
Off to the right, we noticed a dolphin that we originally thought was dying, as he was flailing about. However, we're pretty sure he was scrounging up food:
On the drive back home, we got a view of the Superdome:
We got home rather early and had a pre-race dinner of pasta and sauce. We went to bed in order to get a good night's sleep as the race was starting rather early in the morning and we needed time to get ready and walk to the start line.
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