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 …
Frog legs, errands, and adventures We’d really enjoyed Heuetta, but hadn’t had any time to really talk, so she invited us over to dinner the first week of October. Kenneth and Heuetta’s daughter Erika was there, with her two kids. Her cousin Peggy was there with Peggy’s mom, too. We had a quiet time outside …
Heuetta and Kenneth – frog legs, errands, Halloween, bone heaps, Fat George’s Read More »
The Hair family is a local extended family that feels like they must be our own extended family. It’s worth giving them their own blog section because there are so many of them, and we’ve done so many things with them. You know about Jane Hair – the curator of the museum – she was …
Our latest big news is that we are leaving Gueydan and southern Louisiana in less than three weeks, after an unbelievably wonderful 4 months in this area. As always, we are very excited about moving on, and we can’t wait to have all those new adventures we know are awaiting us. At the same time, …
Hansford has been a member of the Lake Arthur Yacht Club for many years, and even though he has sold his sailboat, he’s kept his membership current. The Yacht Club is a small group, and is pretty informal by many standards. They hold several events each year, and one is the annual Gumbo Regatta. Whoever …
We really hit it off with Peggy after meeting at Heuetta’s, and during the week Peggy called to see if we’d like to spend Friday night at her house after going to see Zachary Richard (pronounced Ree-shard) at Downtown Alive in Lafayette. The next day we’d be going with her and Heuetta to Fred’s in …
Lafayette, Zachary Richard, Fred’s in Mamou, Festival Acadiens et Creole Read More »
We’re back to riding again, and wow, does it feel wonderful! Hurricane Ike blew in a cold spell that turned into the Louisiana fall. Weather is drop-dead gorgeous – it’s about mid 80s during the day, dropping down to the 60s at night, with low humidity and 5-10 mph winds. We’re up before dawn every …
Chelsea’s and my relationship with alligators extends back to 2002 when we started kayaking the Loxahatchee River. It was common for us to see alligators, and after 4 years of weekly all-day kayaking trips, we got to know a lot about alligators in the wild. We saw them hang out in their favorite spots, we …
Alligator skinning – not for the faint of heart! Read More »
Hanging out at the Museum before Gustav, we chatted with one old timer who kept referring to the hurricane as Faye – one that had missed us earlier. Jane gently corrected him each time, and finally he heard her. He thought for a moment, and said “Well, Gustav is a guy, and I’m not into …
Gustav and Rosemary’s Birthday, Ike and Route Changes Read More »
