With little time to recover from the previous night's activities, I started the next day very early. I was off with my friends to Lafitte, LA to go on an exciting adventure, an air boat adventure to be exact. I was a little timid about going on a swamp tour, considering I am very small and very delicious. But I had the time of my life!! I met a very nice man named George who showed us around the swamp.
This is George. He was a hoot and a half!!
One of the most beautiful parts of the tour was seeing all of the Spanish moss. George told us a lot about it. Apparently, it was used to stuff pillows and beds during the colonial era. However, it carries a lot of little, gross bugs. So that didn't last very long…. George also told us that when you take the fluffy part off the moss, a very thin and durable string like thing is left. That was used as an early version of surgery thread! Imagine that!
Some Spanish moss on the beautiful swamp trees
A super cute, baby gator.
Some part of the swamp. George told us the swamp we were in is actually man made! People dredged the area and found oil. End of the dredging!
More amazing moss!
SO BEAUTIFUL!!
About half way through our tour, George took us to a little cove and introduced us to a friend of his. A baby gator named Gatorade!! SO CUTE!
Gatorade was very comfortable with George.
Me, George, and Gatorade.
Once we got back to the harbor, I got to meet some more friends!
This guy is an albino alligator. They are EXTREMELY rare. One of his eyes has a double pupil!
After the swamp tour, we were soooo cold! A cold front had moved in the night before, so being on the water was really chilly. Plus, going 60 miles an hour, in an air boat, isn't exactly the warmest thing to do. Therefore, what is the most logical thing for us to do? DRINK. The Girls told us about a spot called The Columns Hotel where we could get some hair of the dog to warm us up.
Hi there! That's me!
I'm on a column!
Did you know Pretty Baby was filmed here? Neither did I! But I've never seen it. I'm just a gourd.
What a day! A very long day…. Hopefully, I have some time when I can show you our house. I need a rest! I'm not use to all this excitement! We just have a few more days in NOLA. I really love it! I've seen so much amazing stuff!
Stay tuned for more posts!
Sincerely,
Goldie
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