Impulse Cruising Again

Vessel Name: Impulse
Vessel Make/Model: Catalina 350
Hailing Port: Langhorne PA
Crew: Bill & Mary
10 August 2023 | Oswego, NY
09 August 2023
02 August 2023 | Valdosta, Georgia
02 August 2021 | Punta Gorda, FL
31 July 2021 | Slidell, Louisiana
30 July 2021 | Eunice, Louisiana
29 July 2021 | San Antonio, TX
28 July 2021 | San Angelo, Texas
27 July 2021 | Santa Fe, New Mexico
26 July 2021 | Albuquerque, NM
25 July 2021 | Flagstaff, AZ
24 July 2021 | Tropic, Utah
23 July 2021 | Saint George, Utah
22 July 2021 | Saint George, Utah
21 July 2021 | Las Vegas, NV
19 July 2021 | Bakersfield, CA
17 July 2021 | Hermosa Beach, CA
16 July 2021 | San Diego, CA
Recent Blog Posts
16 August 2023

Heading for Philly after a few stops...

Sunday, August 13

12 August 2023

Time in the foothills of the Adirondacks

Friday, Aug 11

10 August 2023 | Oswego, NY

Finally catching up

Tuesday, Aug 8

09 August 2023

One post, many days

So I haven't posted any news in a long time - here is some catch up material. I'll post the rest tomorrow...

02 August 2023 | Valdosta, Georgia

Another Road Trip! Going North...

We are on the road and here is the story.

02 August 2021 | Punta Gorda, FL

Our Last Night on the Road!

Not much to report for yesterday - Bill drove and drove and drove. We left Slidell, Louisiana and stopped for the night in Lake City, FL. I had wanted to stop at Florida Caverns State Park but the tickets for the tour of the caverns are first come, first served and as we neared I called and we [...]

Three States Today

02 July 2021 | Hammond, Mississippi
Mary Yeomans | Mid 80s, humid
We left the hotel in Alabama and headed through Mississippi to Louisiana before stopping for lunch in Slidell. We took a route along the coast and were amazed at the lack of building along the beach in Biloxi, Gulfport, and all the way to Waveland where we drove inland. Sand blows across Beach Boulevard where we were driving, and we wondered how it would be to shovel sand out of your driveway instead of snow!
Palmetto's on the Bayou was our choice for lunch, and it proved to be a good one. I had grilled Caesar salad which was warm and Lime Cilantro Shrimp on Corn Relish which was cold. Both were scrumptious. Bill's spicy chicken sandwich was good too. The setting was superb - on the water with swampy greenery around. Very pretty.
Back on the road we headed to Jean Baptiste Lang's Creole house, which is an old residence that was moved off of Lake Ponchartrain after Katrina and renovated by the historical society in Mandeville. The docent was excellent, and we learned much about the construction of the house but also about life in the 18 and 1900's. Zatarain of spice fame owned the home for eight years when he moved there with his second wife after leaving his first wife and children in New Orleans. Divorce was not possible if you were a Catholic at the time so he just left town and started a new family.
Our next stop was Ruby's Roadhouse. I read about this place but live music is only on Saturdays now so we had a couple of $2 PBRs before calling it a day. This was a very old building with very few seats inside but had some outside areas to sit. This place hops when there is music and the inside is very crowded.
On to the hotel in Hammond. Our room was very nice but finding dinner proved to be difficult. Many restaurants were take out only! We finally ate at Taco Bell - neither of us was very hungry after our big lunch so it hit the spot.
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