Thursday - We travelled the "Old Spanish Trail" today. The trail meanders through Cajun country. It was the longest National Geographic route to-date.
The sights provided a collision of contrasts ... old vs. modern, man vs. nature, broken vs. new. The contrasts applied to homes, trailers, cars, and boats. We saw oil rigs being constructed, operating oil wells and refineries, sugar cane fields and refineries, beautifully preserved antebellum plantation homes, decaying slave quarters, hurricane damage, and more. Many of the differing sites were side-by-side.
We saw Spanish moss, cypress, bayous and swamps. The density of the bayous was very interesting. We saw an armadillo, but no alligators.
We did see a number of interesting small towns with historic areas that included plantations and mansions.
The sights provided a collision of contrasts ... old vs. modern, man vs. nature, broken vs. new. The contrasts applied to homes, trailers, cars, and boats. We saw oil rigs being constructed, operating oil wells and refineries, sugar cane fields and refineries, beautifully preserved antebellum plantation homes, decaying slave quarters, hurricane damage, and more. Many of the differing sites were side-by-side.
We saw Spanish moss, cypress, bayous and swamps. The density of the bayous was very interesting. We saw an armadillo, but no alligators.
We did see a number of interesting small towns with historic areas that included plantations and mansions.
Poche Plantation
We stopped at LeJeune’s Bakery in Jeanerette for some French bread. It’s been a town staple since 1884. The bread was warm and delicious!
What does Avery Island, Edmund McIlhenny and capsicum pepper plants have in common? Think Tabasco pepper sauce. We toured the factory and grounds. They make nearly ½ million bottles per day (the count was over 457,000 at 4pm) and ship to 19 countries. It’s truly a hot product.
This was a 10 hour day of exploring. We were beat when we got back to the RV park.
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