September 3 Storm stalls off Louisiana coast
The clouds had been gathering for days but I had other things on my mind. "You gotta see this place, come on " I jumped, so eager to show her my discovery. " You dumbo " Alice laughed at my stumbling and waited until the bus came to a halt. The Hotel needed no introduction but I found myself throwing my arm to the sky as if I were unveiling it for the first time. " When did this open ? " She asked, but I could see her smile. She got it, she understood why I was excited. " Not sure," I grinned, " do you want to go in Mrs Ramone ? " I'd read that Paul McCartney used the name Ramone when he booked into hotels to keep his identify secret and it had turned into a private joke between the two of us.We linked arms and walked up to the entrance. The building I'd got so excited about looked like a miniature bavarian castle, from the road you could see groups of robed monks walking and tilling the land, picking fruit and fixi...