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Cajun Christmas
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
... 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
... 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. ...
Packing and getting ready
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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