Hey all,
We have arrived in Houston, TX last night. And we are staying at the Hotel Marriott, where we luckily got a free upgrade the the King suite... It is amazing.
Yesterday we started our day off by going on a swamp tour of New Orleans. It was an exciting tour where we went on an air boat through the swap and learned a bit about the vegetation and animals in the swamp. We even got to see a 10 foot gator and the guide fed it marshmallows then petted it and grabbed its hind leg to show us it's claws.
On the way back unfortunately the Civic broke down. The compressor had seized and so was causing the engine to stall... Luckily with some quick advice form Fletcher's dad we realized that we could cut the A/C aux belt which cut the A/C system off from the rest of the car and so MacGyvered the car. It now works perfectly well and has about 2 extra horsepower for not powering the A/C.
While we were stopped at the side of the road some very nice locals helped us, the one guy was a mechanic and helped us look at the car, and another man brought us some water. I'm continually impressed with how nice everyone we meet is.
Due to this "detour" we had to skip the plantation tour... but we got into Houston last night around 11 and after a delicious meal at a buffet we checked into the hotel and crashed for the night.
Also we'd like to send a shout out to Rebbeca and Jackie, our wonderfull waitresses at the Tropical Isle, our home base in New Orleans.
We'll upload pictures and videos as soon as we have a more stable internet connection.
Stay tuned for more zany adventures.
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