Play Day!
After a leisurely breakfast, we loaded up the vans 
for our play day. On the way, we pulled off Claiborne Avenue into one of Habitat for Humanity's first post-Katrina New Orleans project, the Musicians' Village. Brightly colored houses, funky art work, and new life for an old, nearly destroyed neighborhood.
for our play day. On the way, we pulled off Claiborne Avenue into one of Habitat for Humanity's first post-Katrina New Orleans project, the Musicians' Village. Brightly colored houses, funky art work, and new life for an old, nearly destroyed neighborhood.
Then on to the swamp, where we were loaded onto 4 different fan boats, and whisked out into the swamps near Lafitte, about an hour south of the city. The pilots of our fan boats got us into see alligators (one of our groups saw a 12 footer!). Alligator trivia: you can estimate the length of a young alligator by looking at its head. However many inches it is from the tip of the gator's
snout to right between the gator's eyes is about the number of feet the alligator is long. So if it measures, say, 8 inches from snout to 
between the eyes, it is most likely about 8 feet long.
snout to right between the gator's eyes is about the number of feet the alligator is long. So if it measures, say, 8 inches from snout to 
between the eyes, it is most likely about 8 feet long.Great lunch at a spot near our launch site, then the drive back to the university, and a supper of a variety of po'boys and barbecue. "Rookie Skits" were outstanding, and then we finished the evening with some community reflection on the week and our time together.
Tomorrow morning, an early breakfast, packing up and cleaning up, our closing worship time, lunch, then the flight home. So far, the plane is on time. Flight information reminder:
American Airlines Flight 1944 Departs New Orleans 5:15 PM
Arrives O'Hare 7:39 PM
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