Today the USS New York set sail out of Avondale Shipyard to her homeport of Norfolk. The folks in Louisiana spent the past five years building her, partially out of steel recovered from the World Trade Center. There’s also a plaque made out of recovered wood from 2 shrimp boats lost to Hurricane Katrina. We were live from The USS New York for four hours during her journey down the Mississippi. Truly an amazing experience!

Live interview while sailing down the Mississippi

Raising the American flag

Passing the Crescent City Connection

Waving goodbye

Waving Goodbye to New Orleans

Talking our way down the Mississippi

Thick Fog during our journey

21 gun salute

USS New York

USS New York passing the Huey Long Bridge

After taking to much time off from my workouts in between Birmingham and New Orleans, I decided there was no better way to jump into both the Crescent City and shaping back up than Fitness Boot Camp. Plus, two of my sorority sisters, Katie and Arianne, are sharing my early morning misery, so it’s fun once I wake up and catch my breathe. We start at 5:30 am in Audubon Park. It’s a bit like gym class and aerobics on steroids for an hour!

If you want to check it out: www.nolabootcamp.com