Oakwood at the Plantation
Travel Blogs from Lafayette
Leaving Texas... for the Wetlands of America
... Texas'. There's nothing wrong with it; just something interesting that I noted.
As I left Houston, the landscape changed considerably. The Bayou (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayou) region starts well before entering Louisiana. The land became flatter, ranches were gone, replaced by industrial towns. As I moved further, tress became taller and greener. And there is water ...
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
... memories upon my heart. I settled in for the flight, letting the discretely witnessed sentences wash over me, knowing that reaching my family meant floating in a sea of all that feels right. For a little while anyway. Until my uncle wants to talk about "the Mexicalies" and religion, and I remember what else going home to the South means.
I have landed. I have returned to my first home, the Bayous of Louisiana. I am ready to remember what makes me, me.
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Day Twelve - Blowing Into Texas
... 1960 turned into Houston suburban big box store shopping hell. Did I mention it is Saturday afternoon? After 45 minutes of stop and go traffic, basically walking through suburbia with a motorcycle between my legs, I was back on the windy Interstate. Good news is that I was West of Houston, bad news is that I was exhausted from fighting the wind all day and doing the Texas Two Step with my bike for 45 minutes. I pulled off at ...
Day Eleven - In A Louisiana Swamp
... An air boat ride would be fun in a more populated area where the damage has already been done, but I wanted to go into the back country. The girl at the hotel front desk suggest a very Eco-friendly tour and the reservation was booked ($20 plus tip). As an added bonus, I had a nice 48 minute ride around the back roads leading to the small parking lot that was used as the launch. Yes, I headed North when I should have gone South (in my defense, the sky ...
Location
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