I meant to say I was very relieved that you said you did not get the madi gras thing because neither do I! What is up with that! Masks and frightful outfits it seems very strange to me.. I find those folks in masks creepy like I do not like clowns or poirot type characters.
I like the idea of Mardi Gras, and clowns and the like don't bother me. I just don't like the crowds and ME having to wear all those masks and clothes!
Yikes, all that rain, but thankfully it didn't dampen your spririt!
I would have freaked out on that boat. That is far too close to all those gators in the water. You are one brave lady!
Love all the photo evidence of your excursion.
I figure they can't bite through the metal of the boat. They don't lunge so we were perfectly safe, even more so than on the shore!
A swamp tour of Louisiana - also known as 'a tour'. Haha. Basically everything south and east of Baton Rouge is swamp, except New Orleans, which is only not swamp because of the levees.
Yes, you are definitely right on that one!
Yes - Parish is the same as County everywhere else.
Thank you for clarifying.
The chemical/refinery industry is very big in Louisiana. And while companies have to abide by EPA rules, I wouldn't put it past that some don't, especially with the level of graft in Louisiana.
I couldn't believe that right after he was talking about ground water pollution we saw that sign saying that the water was OK to drink now. Totally brought it home.
(And yes, Huey Long was definitely the "Donald" of his time.)
I'm glad I'm not the only one seeing it that way.
Cool!
It is fascinating that they were able to build something like that with the limited technology they had back in those days. But anyone who got inside one of those had to be extremely brave, extremely stupid, or a combination of the 2.
I'd say a combination of the two.
Based on the flamboyant comment, I know where you're going with this.
That said, the first presidential election I was able to vote in was 2000.
I'm still waiting to see a ballot with a quality candidate on it.
See there you go making me feel old and all again. My first election was Ronald Reagan and Walter Mondale.
I could see myself getting caught up in it like that too. If I find something interesting in a museum I can spend a lot of time just reading and looking at things and just lose track of time.
We didn't want to get so caught up in it that we missed the boat leaving!
Oh wow... yeah, I'd hate to miss out on some of the good historical displays!
This was such an educational trip, and I didn't even expect that going in.
Well, at least this one wanted to take your money.
Well, we had that going for us then.
I hate to hear that. I'm sure especially after the situation with the BP rig in the Gulf a few years ago that there is no love lost between the locals and the oil industry.
I'm sure that whole situation didn't help either. Such a sad situation.
That is probably because gator number 1 realized he was going to be lunch.
It looks like an interesting bayou tour. That would be cool to get out in the swamp and check it all out. Too bad the rain didn't clear out sooner so you could enjoy it a little more.
I would really like to do another tour that isn't in the rain, the gators seemed much more active just in that little time after the rain let up.