A chance to see a small private rice mill in operation? How could we turn that down? Jamie Gayle, of Duck Capital Computers and Patti’s Book Nook, managed to arrange a private tour for us of Stansel Rice Mill, and on Chelsea’s birthday, no less. Located only a mile north of Gueydan, the rice mill …
July 20th, 2008 Since we were still in the area, we talked Fred into coming to visit us in the ultralight so we could get another flight – not knowing how long we’d be there. There was quite a bit of searching as we tried to find someplace he could land. The local crop dusters …
White Lake In July 2002 the oil company BP-Amoco donated a 71,000-acre wildlife preserve known as the White Lake Property to the State of Louisiana. White Lake is managed by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. Used as a hunting preserve by BP-Amoco, it’s an area of freshwater marshes, some pastureland, and cropland suitable …
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We told Max about the resident mouse in the house, and on Sunday (after attending church services next door) he took us to Dollar General to buy cleaning supplies and mousetraps. He bought bleach, scrub pads and toilet bowl cleaner. We supplied some pieces of old cheddar cheese and Max set the mousetraps before he …
Our ceremony in Gueydan to become honorary citizens was brief and to the point. We posed for a photo with the mayor, Bob Hensgens, while he handed us our Gueydan lapel pins and our honorary citizens certificates. We had a few minutes to chat with Bob, and before he left he let us know that …
July 9th, 2008 Getting Here Our day of arrival in Gueydan was really memorable. We awakened by 5:30 or before, as we had to load Lee’s truck and be on our way with Lee to meet Elray for breakfast at CCs at 6:30. We had stayed up much too late, as usual, getting things done, …
July 6th, 2008 With our preparations for leaving Abbeville pretty complete, we hung out with Fred on Sunday, watching him do our famous kickstands, and add a GPS to his ultralight. Kevin came by with a buddy, and they went up for several flights. Chelsea went up with Fred to take photos of Kevin’s plane …
July 6th, 2008 As always, the bikes and trailers are an integral part of our experience. They are our lifeline to our adventures. And just like our adventures, the experience with the bikes is always unfolding. Bikes We are getting more and more comfortable with our REI Safari bikes. The best part about them is …
Sheila’s family Sheila’s extended family held a big family party for the 4th of July out at one cousin’s house just outside Rayne LA. They had an awesome set-up – an above-ground swimming pool, a separate tent for the barbecuing, a covered car port for the food and chairs, out of the sun, and a …
After all the wandering, and after saying our farewells to Melissa, Ernesto gave us a ride back to Abbeville. We took that opportunity to quiz him about Peru. He told us that his sister, much to his amazement, had recently chosen to go to Colombia on holiday. He couldn’t understand why she would want to, …
