Candlewood Suites Lafayette River Ranch
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Leaving Texas... for the Wetlands of America
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"Bienvenue én Louisiane".
I reached Lafayette after a while.
It's a quaint little town with a very heavy Acadian/French/Cajun influence. Most of the sign boards around downtown are in French only. At one point, the GPS was shouting "Turn left on Jefferson Road West" and I was staring at a sign that said "Rue Jefferson Ouest" all confused.
It is not a ...
Mais, you know who that is?
... was the youngest of six children (the oldest was 22 when she was born) there's a generation gap. Janelle's mother and my grandmother were sisters. Since my parents moved us to North Carolina, we've returned to Louisiana many times, but there hasn't been a ton of traffic the other direction. Janelle and Ronnie were the first to visit, which was significant because it collided my worlds. As a ...
Remembering
... to quit waiting. My plan for this trip is to hang out with as many relatives as possible, and record as much of that interaction as I can.
There is a ritual to travel. If arriving by plane, there is the obligatory pilgrimage to the airport check-in counter. The trial and testing of soul by the TSA security, complete with the removal of shoes, jacket and dignity, the full body scan, of course accompanied by the small sacrificial offering of one's ...
Day Twelve - Blowing Into Texas
... ramp and booked into a motel. Travel Tip - when crossing state lines return to the Interstate Highways. Shortly after you cross into the next State there will be a rest area with a staffed Visitor Information Centre. These people are extremely friendly and knowledgable. They offer maps, route information, attraction listings, accommodation, etc. It goes without saying that they have clean 'rest rooms'. Most importantly, ...
Day Eleven - In A Louisiana Swamp
... downtown, one could not miss all the fleurs-de-lis everywhere and street name signs all starting with rue (not the equal parts flour and butter). After taking in some of the music in the park, I walked around downtown where many of the restaurant/bars were offering outside dining and live local music. I sat outside and listen to the local music while enjoying gumbo and then crawfish. Suddenly it started to turn cold and very windy, so I headed back to the ...
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