Yesterday we visited the Louisiana Swamps, yeah, I know, why would anyone want to visit a swamp?. It turned out to be amazing. This was the real deal, alligators, wild boars and loads of other wildlife. Zooming around in one of those metal boats was great fun, although it was when they would turn into one of the smaller waterways it was really cool as there was barely enough room for the boat to squeeze through as it meandered slowly through. You could reach out and touch the trees and overgrowth – although our boat captain asked not to reach out over the boat, especially ifyou didn’t want to lose a finger, as there is a good chance an alligator is hiding in the reeds.
On other parts of the waterways, we stopped up, to feed the alligators, a diet of hotdogs and marshmallows of all things. It was great to see it up close.
Today we’re taking a trip on a steamboat, called the Natchez and later we’re leaving New Orleans and staying in Baton Rouge as we continue our drive west.
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