NEW ORLEANS #2
Day 2 was our favorite day because we went on the swamp tour. A shuttle picked us up at the hotel and drove us to the area where we boarded a 16 passenger airboat. My mom and I were in the front seat, 2 Canadian women were behind us, and the rest of the passengers were from Denmark. Our tour guide Felix was straight from the bayou complete with an authentic cajun accent and taught everyone cajun terms. For example: he gave us homework at the end of the day to find a good restaurant and eat something so tasty that it made you want to "lick ya ass". This was our boat:
About ten minutes into the trip we found a really big alligator. He was 13 feet long and weighed close to 800 pounds and had only one eye (that's how they tell the alligators apart that they see). Another boat passed us when we were feeding him marshmallows and the guide said that the gator had just eaten a smaller 4 foot alligator in front of his group...
Felix then brought us to a lagoon and "played" with his two favorite alligators.
In the marsh portion of the trip the guides had a baby alligator to hold and he was kind of limp. I think that he was hot.
And once again, we ended the night with a trip down Bourbon Street.
Temperature: 104 degrees F
Favorite Part of the Day:
Mom: Riding in an airboat through the Bayou with people from Denmark
Annie: Holding an alligator
Favorite Quote:
Mom: "Why does 98 degrees feel so hot on the outside and not on the inside?"
Annie: "This is my pet alligator, his name is 'son of a bitch'" - Felix the tour guide
Sent in an email from my mom:
ReplyDelete"Here's my comment for Day 8 after the picture of me and my best friend:
Dad missed it.
Grammie missed it.
Papa missed it.
Linda missed it.
Eric instantly burst out laughing."
OMG....I just started laughing too - holy hell, gotta love the south and lack of clothes, the caption should say, "does my ass look good in this?"
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