This is our last posting from Louisiana as we head out tomorrow morning for the beaches of northern Florida. As you can see from the picture we took the factory tour at the Tabasco pepper sauce plant at Avery Island. Aside from a few interesting facts we learned (the island has its own salt mine which it utilizes in the processing; and the casks in which the pepper pulp is fermented come from the Jack Daniels distillery, the tour was pretty short and uneventful. Bill had his favorite Cajun dish at the Tabasco country store where he sampled a bowl of crawfish etouffee.
Bicycling is an activity seldom seen around these parts. I spent the better part of the last two days on the roads in Terrebonne and Assumption parishes without seeing another bicycle rider. During my ride yesterday I spotted a little nine hole par-3 course less than five miles from here. I was shocked to see there was no charge for playing so Bill and I hit the course early today in the tiny community of Donner, Louisiana (try finding that on the map! It is right next to Chacahoula--an even smaller blip in southeastern Louisiana).
Though the weather has been quite marvelous the last few days both Bill and I are ready for a change. There are few opportunities for long walks here (I nearly stepped on a snake during a walk on a nearby nature trail), so I am looking forward to miles and miles of white sandy beaches at our next stop. We actually have the next ten days mapped out which helps now that schools are getting out and the holiday weekend is approaching. We will be at Topsail Hill State Park at Santa Rosa State Beach for three nights before driving to South Ponte Vedra Beach outside of Jacksonville. Internet access is unknown so we will post again when we can!
All for now...
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