Thinking that we were leaving almost immediately, after the Thibs fly-in and the Omelette Festival, we’d said a huge number of goodbyes. In fact, we’d had so many goodbyes, we began getting sensitive about still being here some weeks later. One Sunday at church Dick Sirmon (who always razzes us anyway) approached us and said …
We have a deep affection for the members of the Methodist Church in Gueydan. They’ve been absolutely wonderful. They’ve made us feel so welcome and they’ve made us feel like a part of the congregation. We have loved seeing everyone each week and having a minute to chat, and we have looked forward the blue …
Just when it seems our adventures in Gueydan are over, something else pops up. This time it was a totally unexpected trip to a crawfish pond, and a chance to get out in the pond and see the traps picked up. Jaimie Snoddy lives right outside Gueydan, only about a mile from us. We met …
Gueydan, with its expansive fields of rice, is our first extended experience of being in a heavily agricultural area, other than our month in Abbeville, where sugar cane is king. Unlike sugar cane, which grows tall and prevents a view over the field, rice fields, even at the height of their growth cycle, still allow …
Clothing We had some important purchases while we’ve been here in Gueydan, not many, but really great ones. We’ve needed shirts really badly for our days on the bike, and the quality of the Columbia shirts we used so successfully went seriously downhill, so much so that we returned a new one with a note …
Chelsea’s new computer One of our biggest frustrations on the trip has been having only one laptop. Since writing is our way of communicating, and will be our major source of income, having one laptop really slows us down. It takes an average of 1 to 1-1/2 hours per page to write a decent blog; …
Getting there and getting set up The Thibs annual fly-in, at long last…we can’t believe we are here for the fly-in, especially after seeing so many photos of the prior years and hearing all the stories. Beth and James Thibodeaux are really awesome. Beth has her own painting business, specializing in unique faux painting, and …
Lake Arthur is a beautiful lake, described by locals as being merely a wide space on the Mermentau River. Wide space or not, it’s really beautiful, and we’ve loved the several occasions we’ve been on it. Paul Cassity, whom we met at the Yacht Club the night of the Gumbo Regatta, dropped by the following …
We’ve known about the Omelette Festival ever since we met Elray Schexnaider in Abbeville. We’d seen a short video on it, and then Elray showed us the full chef’s suit that he wears. He had told us in detail the history and development of the festival, and of his and his family’s participation in the …
