Cajun Country (29th August)

Today we traveled south to the Gulf of Mexico and the swamps of Louisiana. Visited a wildlife Refuge and found some 'gaters and a lot of birds. But the rain came which spoilt our viewing of the Gulf - it was grey and stormy looking, however we saw a fair few off shore oil or gas rigs. For lunch we stopped at Shucks at Abbeville, and if you are in an oyster bar, you just have to have oysters. Though Russ did have seafood pasta, and by the time he ate all the seafood, he just didn't have room for the pasta. What a feed!! Afterwards, we explore Abbeville a little bit more, looking at the square (the city layout is based on a French village) with its large Oaks and statue of the monk that founded the town, and the St. Magdalen Church. In Rayne, the frog capital of the world, there are a statues of frogs outside businesses depicting the owner of the business. They are very cleverly done. Our overnight stop is in Crowley, and the town had one of the first model-T Ford dealerships. Today the building houses City Hall but they still have 3 Model-Ts on show.