We hit the road to cover the rest of Texas, armed with leftovers from the night before for lunch. This very long drive, which included some sleet at 34 degrees towards the beginning, finally took us into Louisiana, where we continued to enjoy low gas prices and even stopped at two very sketchy gas stations to fill up and then to microwave the nachos for Arielle.
We mastered the art of not running out of gas (famous last words) with a careful plan of three different gas station options, fifteen miles apart each, and sweated much less than the two days before. After bathroom and gas stops, we encountered some traffic getting into the greater New Orleans area. We arrived at the home of Rabbi Deborah Silver in Metairie, LA in time to enjoy Shabbat dinner, and Abe made a quick connection to several of the other guests, whose son he knew from years earlier. Dinner was delicious, complete with challah, hummus, babaganoosh, eggplant, barbecue chicken, rice, and broccoli and cauliflower, with babka, pareve ice cream and fruit for dessert. We chatted with Rabbi Silver for a bit after dinner and played Jewish geography, realizing that we knew many people in common. It was nice to be hosted and get a chance to fall asleep relatively early after a long drive and a wonderful home-cooked meal.
Approximate numbers of miles covered: 544
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