Loving Lafayette

Friday began with the hook up before leaving. The lights seemed to work well and we left for Louisiana. I noticed that the lights were not working after a short while, so we stopped at the welcome center on highway 61. There I discovered the wires had pulled out again. I worked on them and reconnected them within a half hour. For some reason they did not work like they should, but we continued toward Baton Rouge. We decided to go through the city on I-110 to I-10. The trip was a smooth one all the way to Lafayette. We went to the Acadiana park where we usually stay. We ;had been hurrying so we could go to one of our favorite places for lunch: Dwyer’s cafeteria. We shared a catfish dinner for $5.50 and were both quite full. It was also 2 for 1 draft beer day, so I was forced to have 2. We just don’t know how this place serves so much for so little, but it has been since 1927. We drove to Scott from there to get some boudin at Early’s market. Their links are shorter and easier to get into our freezer. Unfortunately, theirs are not sold frozen, so we also went to Best Stop and bought some more that was more expensive and longer. We left there and came back to the visitor’s center to ask for suggestions as to where we could volunteer in western LA. They sent us to the Red Cross who called the chapter in Lake Charles. They close on weekends (despite the emergency) but did tell us how to get to a site where we could get directions. We also got directions to a campground where we might stay. I think we might stay at the VF outlet center in Iowa and might even volunteer there. We came back to the coach and I worked on the lights again. They are still not working correctly but tolerably. We had a Lean Cuisine for dinner, and then prepared to go to Randol’s for Cajun dancing. We had a very good time and enjoyed meeting a single woman who had moved to the area in 2003 from a town near New Orleans that no longer exists. We also enjoy watching native Cajuns dance. There always seems to be at least one couple who is skilled enough to show off greatly. We love to watch them show off. We returned home and finished cleaning the carpet that we had begun before we left. We will try to get away early tomorrow morning.