Thibodaux to Lafayette (Tuesday 28th February)

We arrived on Tuesday afternoon at the Acadiana National Park site - a large forest park, with very few of the plots occupied..  We had our first taste of Boudin (Cajun sausage) here - bought from the M & S Stores (no, not that M & S) nearby and consumed at a picnic table on the site.  


It was a hot and humid Louisiana day. Later on we explored the nature trails around the site . We saw 4 turtles on a log a couple of minutes into the walk! Anna surprised a Great Blue Heron on the bayou. We also saw a moth larvae disguised as lichen pointed out to us by a ranger.  We met some people who told us that they came out there regularly to watch a family of raccoons playing in the afternoon sun at the side of the river, near the footbridge.  They weren't out on this particular afternoon though.  

We wore mosquito bands on the walk – they worked very well, we didn't see a single mosquito on them, they settled on our backs, arms, ankles and legs – worst bites ever! 

We decided that we would go on a swamp tour on the following day - this was something that Anna was particularly keen to do.  We chose one of the several available from leaflets we had picked up - Cajun Country Swamp Tours. We rang and book places for the 'dusk' trip the next day - a 2 hour trip on Lake Martin, just outside of Breaux Bridge (a few miles outside of Lafayette), setting off at 4.00 p.m.

In the evening we ate at Randols Restaurant and Dancehall in the evening, Anna had Crawfish Gumbo (in spite of ordering crawfish etoufee!) and Paul had Softshell Crab and Sweet Potato Fries, mmm mmm! All the while listening to a Cajun band.