Last night before New Orleans

The road was much better today so the wind and heat didn't trouble us as much. We went by lots of plantation homes from the Antebellum days. Huge live oaks lined the driveways and sometimes the oaks were there but the homes were long gone. Their shade was always welcome. 

We were riding  along a levee on one side and a small creek on the other when we started noticing what looked like little chimneys where the creek was drying. They are made by crawfish as they dig in to keep cool and moist. They form little bricks from the mud and just keep pushing them higher. 

We didn't actually see any crawfish--or alligators. We sure thought we would see them as we rode along the Grosse Tete Bayou because parts are so murky and still. 

We passed lots of sugar cane today and noticed that more people actually live around here than in some of the other agricultural areas we passed through. It was also interesting to see beautiful homes and places that almost look inhabitable right next to each other.