If you enter the words 'swamp tour' in Google, you are going to see the strong connection between swamp tour and southern Louisiana. There are many swamp tours, such as Attakapas Adventures Swamp Tours (see above photos from their website). Swamp tours are quite distinct from one another, but they do have a few things in common. A few that you can generally count on are alligators (often by name), a wide array of birds, and enchanting cypress trees. When Lori (our daughter) and her husband James were here, we went on the Cajun Man's Swamp Cruise, with Black Guidry and his singing dog named Gator Bait. That was quite an experience. James knew French as a result of the time he had spent in western Africa. We had a group on board who were from France. Since Black Guidry knew Cajun French, he spoke to them in French. James was the only one among us who knew what he was saying to the French group. We later asked a bilingual member of the group if they could understand what Black Guidry was saying to them during the tour. This person said that as long as Guidry stuck to the script, they were ok, but when they were asking him questions, and he was responding spontaneously, they were having problems following him. We loved the tour, and couldn't believe all the beautiful birds we saw. A member of our Church in this area, Bill Munson, runs the Munson swamp tour. Judy and I have been on that one. It's a little more intimate, not as much out in the wide open spaces, but the swamp creatures are real up and close.
You can treat yourself to your own mini-swamp tour with a little mellow Cajun background music. First, click on some Cajun background music (Click on 'CLICK HERE'), then click on a self-advancing slide show of a tour, and Voila! Kick back and enjoy!
2 comments:
I tried out the mini-swamp tour--that was pretty cool! It reminded me of how much I love it out there. The overall environment, and then being so rich in culture just makes it so cool. I'm looking forward to our next visit, whenever that may be...
That was one of the funnest days in my memory. I still think fondly of it and would love to do it again.
Like Lori, I too just love the environment and culture down there.
I had fun listening to the French being spoken and just really like the overall energy in Louisiana.
And I loved the history down there being a historian and all. The plantation tours are another memorable experience for me.
Laissez les bons temps rouler!!
Take care down there,
Lori's husband James Boudreau. ;)
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