We have come to the end of the road and not just for this trip. We are staring at a road closed sign across a little canal. We are at the farthest point in Orleans Parish, or at least we would be if we could figure out how to get across the bridge. Technically, we are within the city limits, but the French Quarter is 30 miles away. You could argue too much has been made of New Orleans but East New Orleans is virtually unknown, which is why we have come. In this mixture out here of bayous and subdivisions, many bridges are broken or unsafe and alternate routes are clogged with traffic and trucks.

By the way, we got separated from the crew and our crack research staff is telling us the are no roads on Mapquest to lead us where we want to go. So... all in all, a great start to the day...

P.S. We really do have great researchers. A big thanks to Aswini Anburajan and Brittany Harris for their wonderful assistance this week.