Tickfaw State Park, Hammond, LA: November 3-10, 2013

It was foggy driving when we started out

Typical sight in this part of the country

 We’re back in Tickfaw for a boudin fix. We stopped by Jerry Lee’s Cajun Foods and picked up our boudin, hogs head cheese (more like a pate’ than actual cheese), some Anna’s pecan pies, and Italian sausage. On our way back to the truck, we stopped at the donut shop next door and got some great cake doughnuts and a couple of apple fritters. One thing we’ve noticed in our travels - in Louisiana, Arkansas, and Texas especially - is the number of independent donut shops and most of the time they’re far better than the Dunkin’ Donuts, Krispy Kreme, or any of the other chains.

Tickfaw swamp

See the little raccoon?

We walked the nature trail, much of which was a boardwalk above the swamp and we spent quite a lot of time watching a young raccoon in a tree. I’m always amazed at how beautiful the swamp is, but I sure wouldn’t want to be lost in it. During our stay, there was an LSU football game and the park was filled with very vocal fans.

While we were at Tickfaw, we went back into Baton Rogue one day, had a long lunch with Deepa, I got a hair cut, and Alex and made another trip to Jerry Lee’s.

Here he is!

We did have an interesting confrontation at a nearby gas station. Rich went out to fuel up the day before we left and when he handed me the receipt to enter into our account, I noticed the amount on the receipt was $0.13 per gallon more than the price advertised. Rich went back and explained that he was charged the wrong amount, but the folks didn’t understand the simple math, insisted that in spite of the incorrect price on the receipt the total was right, and then some of the locals threatened to take matters into their own hands! They didn’t and we’ll remember not to stop there again!

Now we’re off to Bayou Segnette and our first time in New Orleans!