Instead of heading the right direction toward Xavier, we decided to take the “scenic” route over the New Orleans Bridge. Indeed, a great drive but not in the right direction at all.
When we realized the Superdome was nowhere in sight we decided to turn around. We looked to the left and what did we see? You guessed it: bumper-to-bumper traffic. Our interview was scheduled for 10 a.m. It was 9:30. Ok. We’re journalists with a speeding addiction. We’ll make it.
Deciding to bypass the bridge, we pulled over here.
Welcome to Gretna. We successfully managed to leave the vicinity of New Orleans. How this happened when we were using a map? We don’t know.
So, we headed for a crossover road labeled as a tollway on the map. After spending another 20 minutes trying to find this so called “tollway” we pull up to the river. Ironically, we found what we were looking for. Apparently this Louisianan tollway isn’t what we consider a tollway back in Dallas. This was a ferry! This barge before us was clearly not what we expected.
Finally, we bit the bullet and asked a local…and by local we mean man standing outside Gretna City Hall…how to get back to the highway. Long story somewhat shorter, we made it back to the highway, paid a real $1 toll and made our way back in the right direction.
What we’ve learned from this:
1) Print directions.
2) Take them with you.
3) Leaving an hour in advance doesn’t always get you where you need to go with time to spare.
And, as an added bonus, our interview subject was late too. So “net-lateness” equals zero and we made it out alive with a great interview.
We love our jobs.
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