Tuesday - We traveled down to St. Martinville for an Acadian history lesson. We walked the entire town, visited the memorial, and had crawfish over rice at the Petit Paris Cafe.
St. Martin's Square
St. Martin's Square
St. Martin's Church
A tribute to Longfellow and his famous Evangeline
The Acadians who first settled the area
Instead of returning to -10 directly, we followed a maze of country roads and got back to the interstate right by the Atchafalaya
Welcome Center. After following rivers, creeks, swamps and levees for miles we were fascinated by the wealth of material at the center. On down to Bay St. Louis just as it was too dark to see the scenery.
The Acadians who first settled the area
Instead of returning to -10 directly, we followed a maze of country roads and got back to the interstate right by the Atchafalaya
Welcome Center. After following rivers, creeks, swamps and levees for miles we were fascinated by the wealth of material at the center. On down to Bay St. Louis just as it was too dark to see the scenery.