Last week was my birthday, and I decided that I wanted to go back to New Iberia, LA, to show my friends Dick and Gay where one of our favorite Authors, James Lee Burke, lives and writes his wonderful, descriptive mysteries. For my birthday treat, I wanted to go on a Louisiana Swamp Tour in a flat bottom boat, so I selected a tour out of Breaux Bridge owned by Bryan Champagne. It began in Lake Martin (close to St. Martinsville) and we drifted through Cypress trees that had to be hundreds of years old, with Spanish moss hanging like beards from the limbs. We saw a nesting family of Night Herons, Egrets, Herons and a Bald Eagle taking flight from a tall tree. My disappointment was that we only saw one small gator in the water, and no Nutrias. But the two hour tour was well worthwhile, peaceful, and our whole group of 4 enjoyed it tremendously.
We also toured the Tabasco Factory on Avery Island and an historic home in New Iberia that is on the National Registry - it's called "Shadows on the Teche", and is located in the heart of town, right on the Teche River. We ate dinner at Mulates in Breaux Bridge, which is supposed to be the original Cajun restaurant. They feature Zydeco music, and it's a treat to listen to the music and watch the dancers (who obviously come there a lot - the dance reminds me of the Texas Two Step.
My birthday dinner on Friday evening after our swamp tour was at Clementines in New Iberia.
I am posting some of the pictures from our trip, and I hope you enjoy viewing them as much as I enjoyed taking them and experiencing the fun.
Celebrate living through Photography, Books, Cooking, Art, Riding Horses - whatever makes you happy.
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