After my last post I drove over to a nearby park and walked around for awhile. Then I just sat around just waiting for it to get later. I picked up some beer and went back to the house. I met Jakes; it is Jake, not Jack, friend, Dylan. We played beer pong for a few games, Jake had to run and pick up some friends. Then we all walked over to a party they knew about. Everyone at the party was just about to leave. So I hid the beer outside and everyone walked over to the bar. Right when we got there one of the guys bought a shot for a girl, she took the shot and immediately threw up all over him. I helped him out and gave him my under shirt. Billy text me that he was heading to a different bar and he could pick me up on the way. So he did, we went to a bar called NV. It was a cool bar, several smaller rooms to it. We all had a great time and after the bar we went back to the house that had the party, I had to grab my beer. A few of us stayed up for awhile joking around, and then it was bed time.
I surprisingly felt fine in the morning; I drove Billy to class and hit the road. It was a 13 hour drive to New Orleans. On the way Adam called, his trip to San Diego got pushed back a week, so I will be able to meet up with him out there. It was great news, last time we were there we had a blast but we never actually made it to the bars, so it will be nice to check that out. I finally made it there around 3 in the morning. I was going to try to check out some of the festivities but it was raining and I was pretty dead from the drive. I looked up a safe area to sleep.
Right when I woke up, I saw the parade floats driving by. They must have parked them somewhere nearby. I looked up where the parades were going on today and drove over. It was very easy to find, they have a ton of chairs, tents, and ladders set up. The weather called for rain but it was still nice out. So I walked around for a long time. As it was getting closer to parade time I stopped at a bar and asked when everything is going to start. He guy looked at me like I was an idiot. Everything was canceled for the day due to rain. So now I really had nothing to do. As I was walking back to my car it rained for about 5 minutes. Then once I made it in my car it started to down pour. I decided I was going to try to find some gumbo, so I looked up the “best” place in town, it happened to be near Bourbon st.. As I drove over there, there was flooding on most of the streets. It was crazy to see the amount of rain came down in such a short time. I made it to the restaurant and found parking nearby. There was a long line and I eventually gave up and left. I was walking around to find a different place to eat. I noticed everyone was walking around with beers. Here you can just walk around the streets with a drink, no glass but everything else it ok. So I stopped at a bar to get a beer for the walk. I met a cool guy who told me where I could find overnight parking, he gave me his number and told me to text him when I find parking and get ready to head out for the night. I wanted to find parking before everything filled up, so I left right away. I found parking and it was $70 for 24 hours, I decided to take my chances and go for 12 hours. Then I had to get food before I started drinking for the night. I am completely sick of my food by the way. It all tastes like crap, everything is watery too. So I found a restaurant and ordered the cat fish platter. While I was waiting for food I met 2 other guys here from out of town, Kevin and Mike. They were from Nebraska and just in town until Sunday. They gave me there number and told me to text them when I’m done eating. The food was really good but I ate way too much, to the point to felt like crap. Then I met up with them and started drinking several beers. I was already full so this wasn’t going well. I eventually made myself throw up just to feel better, and you know what, it worked. Then I got right back on the house and started drinking again. The streets were packed and everyone was having a good time. We went to several different bars but the street is really where the party is. They eventually had to head back to their hotel. I walked around the street meeting random groups of people. One the funniest things to see were people throwing beads up at the people on the balconies. People would get hit and spill there drinks and then they would always try to find the person who threw it. I met a group of nice people who let me stay with them for the night they were fascinated with my travels.
In the morning I got dropped off at me car. I was still intoxicated and very disappointed to see the boot on my car. I should have expected it but I was still pissed. The boot guy was still in the parking lot. 20 minutes earlier and I would have gotten away with it. O well I had to pay to get it off then I changed my cloths and walked to a gas station to use the bathroom. Then I saw they had a sign for $30 parking. I asked if I could park over night and sleep in my car. He didn’t care at all, so I plan on going there every night. I got back to my car and drove over to the gas station; it was like 2 blocks away. I parked and went right to sleep. I woke up every now and then to slam some water. I eventually felt better and decided to go walking around bourbon. I decided to not drink, seemed like a smart decision. I brought my camera wanted to take lots of pictures. Being sober on bourbon st is a totally different experience. You get to notice all the mayhem and laugh about it, knowing that was me, and will be me tomorrow. After a few hours I got back to the car and it was bed time. I really like the gas station parking spot because it’s right next to a police station.
This morning I walked around bourbon st again. It’s amazing that they can clean the street each day. Then I looked up the parade times and drove back over to uptown. This is where most the parades are at. I had some time to kill so I typed this up. I will add more and upload when I get a chance. I went over to the parades, I watched 3 of them. The parades I have been to before this pretty much all suck. These were crazy. The sides of the streets are packed with people. Lots of people turn it into an event, they set up tables, grills, deep fryers, kegs, and you name it. The floats are huge and full decorated. It gets crazy down here. You have to pick and choose when you want to party. It you start drinking during the parade you’re not going to make it out to bourbon at night. The parades when on for several hours. I thought the best part was after dark, then all the floats light up. After the parades I hung out in my car for awhile, just waiting to go out for the night. I decided to just buy beers at the gas station I was parked at; drinks in the bar get expensive very quick. So I would get 2 beers and then walk the streets, then I would just walk back for more. One of the times I stopped at my car and met the 2 lovely ladies in the car next to mine, London and Amy. We all walked back to Bourbon and met up with some of their friends. Then the 3 of us went to a few bars. They had to leave in the morning and go back to Atlanta, so they needed to do some souvenir shopping. 4 am on Bourbon st really is the best time for some shopping. We exchanged info and they had to pick up a friend before heading to their hotel. It was a chilly night so I bundled up before going to be at 5:30 am.
At 8 am I woke up drenched in sweat. It was 70 degrees and I was actually scared how hot I felt. I took care of that and went back to sleep. Then I woke up around 10 am and there was a parade going on, that happened to be on the street next to me. I was not in the mood for this right now. I eventually got up and, after realizing my breakfast was already spoiled, walked to a restaurant and got to try some gumbo. I wanted sea food gumbo but all they had was chicken and sausage. I don’t know if it was more the good food or the long night but it tasted amazing. As I was eating the waitress asked if I wanted a beer. I had to turn it down; she looked at me with disgust. After that I sat in the car for awhile, watching bits and pieces of the parade. I was parked in so I couldn’t go anywhere. I soon realized I left my credit card at the restaurant. I went back to get it, when I got back to my car the parade was over and I could get my car out. I looked up the best southern BBQ place and drove over. It was outside the city, but I was actually glad to get away from all that for the day. The BBQ place was closed and I just ended up at McDonalds.
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