We mentioned “chasing alligators”….and we did spend a day doing this!!! A beautiful, sunny day with Bryan Champagne…(pronounced “Chompinn” by Bryan, and all Cajuns, in his rolling, French Cajun accent) on St. Martin Lake Bayou. He takes about 14 people out for a swamp tour, in his little flat bottom “pirogue” and hunts down the biggest alligators in the bayou, along with turtles, snakes (yuk!), birds and water fowl.
Tommie Sue was our bait, since she was wearing purple…and we all know alligators LOVE purple! (Well, it sounds good!)
TS almost jumped out of the boat when the big guy above thrashed his tail next to her and splashed into the water!
Above a juvenile Blue Heron in the swamp grass….and below Mama duck tends her nest.
Below, Bryan Chompinn identified a Cow Bird.
There are no mosquitoes on this ride, as the swamp is full of Black Gum trees, and the leaves of the Black Gum act as deterrent to mosquitoes.
The towering Cypress trees were abundant in the bayou. Many of the old plantations and buildings were constructed of this almost indestructible wood, and remain in good condition today, due to it’s resilient qualities.
Bryan Chompinn gave us a wonderful inside glimpse of the Louisiana bayou, wildlife and flora and fauna….it was fun chasing the alligators and we lived to tell about it!!
6 comments:
We took this tour, too! Loved it. Never realized a swamp could be so beautiful. Enjoy!
You all sure had a great time, so envious, but thanks for sharing. Hope it makes the time at Red Bay a little less stressful.
Hugs, Kathy
Very interesting, but you could have omitted the snakes.
Glad you all are enjoying yourselves!
Awesome photos!! Thanks so much for sharing! Looks like it was a blast!!
Oh that looks like so much fun, I must add it to our Bucket Book for when we get down that way.
Those are some fantastic photos.. thanks for taking us along!
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