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Cajun Christmas

A travel blog entry by tuffychloe

Merry Christmas from Louisiana! We started the day by taking a boat tour through a swamp. Because it is winter, all of the alligators are hibernating. But we did see raccoons, vultures, egrets, and great blue herons! The swamp was very neat with the Cyprus trees and other swamp plants. Our guide was a true 'cajun hillbilly' so we got to experience a bit more of the culture ...

It's Christmas Time in New Orleans

A travel blog entry by tuffychloe

... and balconies.

We stopped first at Cafe Beignet and ordered sandwiches, jumbalaya, and, of course, delicious beignets (a type of French doughnut) covered in powdered sugar. The jumbalaya was incredibly good; I enjoyed trying some Cajun food.

There are several National Park sites in the French Quarter which try to preserve the history and culture of the area. One of the parks we went ...

Day 1

A travel blog entry by wildrider2011

... t notice the heat too much, but stop at a stop light or to take a butt break and it was bad. Unfortunately, almost every place we stopped for a butt break had no shade. We are going to the Outback Steakhouse for dinner tonight. It's across the street so we'll just walk. Sorry I don't have anything exciting to report today, but I had planned to try and check in every day. Talk to you tomorrow. ...

Best Little BBQ in Town

A travel blog entry by _travel_along_

Drove into Jefferson Tx. The place IS a booming touristy town! Jefferson has streets full of antiques stores, gift shops, restaurants, a wonderful locally made jam/jelly outlet and all kinds of nostaglic items.

We stopped at Joe;s Riverboat BBQ and had the best BBQ sandwiches. Mine was turkey and the Mr. was pork shoulder. Best meal we have had since leaving Michigan.

Next stop.... Daingerfield State Park, Daingerfield, ...

Packing and getting ready

A travel blog entry by agage

We are all getting excited to go on our first family vacation out of state together. We can not wait to see the ocean and the white sanded beaches. We will make sure we blog plenty of pictures and let you know how our our day to day life goes while we are setting out on the beach playing in the sand while we are gone. See yall soon!!! ...

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