A nice short update today, which should make a few of you sigh in relief that it’s not another long-winded ramble. I was rather stunned today to find out that with all my expertise in the growing of grass, I was still not near the top of the food chain when it came to pricing.

I’ve probably dealt with more grass already than most people do in a lifetime, but still, when enquiring about rates at a campground in New Orleans, we found they are charging $40USD per night for a piece of turf on which to erect a tent. Oh, and it has to be for five consecutive nights to get that rate. Let me think now - 5 nights @ $40USD per night with exchange rate of 0.52 = $384 AUD for that period. Not likely to pay that (ie: can’t afford to pay that) so will most likely stay out of New Orleans for most of the Mardi Gras, and go in for specific events instead.

If only I could transport a whole paddock over there - I’d be able to retire after the last week of Mardi Gras…

Categories: Travel, Odyssey 2001