Marie and I woke up late and enjoyed our hotels breakfast. We then walked to find our rent-a-car, but had to take a taxi to another office because the downtown office was understaffed due to the recession. We picked up our car and drove into the Lower 9th ward. We met at a church in Holy Cross Parish and joined up with other volunteers. We picked up shovels, trees, and mulch. We all then went to one house to learn how to plant the trees. We all joined in putting a magnolia in the front yard of a resident, then Marie and I took off on our own to plant more.
The first house we went to was owned by a nice woman who helped us plant in her yard. She was very open into answering all of our questions and was very kind with sharing her story. She even invited us to a gumbo feed at her house at a later date. We then went to a woman's house and planted two small trees into planters. It was fast and easy. We then drove and dropped off our supplies. 5 trees and 3 hours to help rebuild. We did not feel as f we did much, but it was fun work.
We then went back into town to look for a good hot sausage po' boy (sub sandwich). We found a nice place, Dejavu, and then walked down to the riverfront. There is a nice river walk and a free ferry to the other side of the river. On the other side, Marie and I walked along the levee and watched the sunset over the city.
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