If having to rent a car was the first Snafu, Camp Hope was definitely our second. Accommodations were as expected, basic food, shelter, and place to sleep. When we arrived we were placed in a room of 6 Americorps members, all of whom were great. They were pleasant and helpful. The difficulty came with the 300+ Spring Breakers that were around us on the other side of a wall that was incomplete and only made of a layer of sheetrock on exposed metal beams.
So Sunday was fine, Monday was fine, but our patience was wearing thin, and by Tuesday our nerves were shot because we could not find a quiet place in all of Camp Hope to rest our weary bones! (Tara and I tried watching a movie Monday night, but that didn't go so well as 4-5 people were talking on their cell phones......) So on Tuesday evening we set out to find a place that would provide us with relaxation after a long day of work.
We found our solace in the Lamothe House. A richly antique decorated house on Residential Esplanade just one block from the French Quarter. It was a wise choice as we were finally able to get the R&R we so needed. PLUS, it had all of the conveniences of sheets, hot shower, and toilets that worked, all things Camp Hope lacked.
We think Camp Hope is providing an excellent service, and even think we could have stayed if it wasn't so loud. I'm sure its just that way right now as Habitat gears up for its annual Collegiate Challenge. I'm sure the environment is much more relaxed at other times of the year.
And to answer your question, yes, Tara and I do realize that we are not 20 any longer!!!
So Sunday was fine, Monday was fine, but our patience was wearing thin, and by Tuesday our nerves were shot because we could not find a quiet place in all of Camp Hope to rest our weary bones! (Tara and I tried watching a movie Monday night, but that didn't go so well as 4-5 people were talking on their cell phones......) So on Tuesday evening we set out to find a place that would provide us with relaxation after a long day of work.
We found our solace in the Lamothe House. A richly antique decorated house on Residential Esplanade just one block from the French Quarter. It was a wise choice as we were finally able to get the R&R we so needed. PLUS, it had all of the conveniences of sheets, hot shower, and toilets that worked, all things Camp Hope lacked.
We think Camp Hope is providing an excellent service, and even think we could have stayed if it wasn't so loud. I'm sure its just that way right now as Habitat gears up for its annual Collegiate Challenge. I'm sure the environment is much more relaxed at other times of the year.
And to answer your question, yes, Tara and I do realize that we are not 20 any longer!!!
