Day one...
Well, it didn't start out that great, couldn't get on the flight yesterday, so I took the one reaaaaal early this morning, got into New Orleans and it was raining... Amsterdam style raining I mean. So after getting my luggage and getting into the taxi, where I soon found myself in gritlock traffic, I really started to wonder why it was that I traveled half way around the world for a mini Netherlands style day.... Anyway, the cabdriver was real friendly and gave me a lot of advice and after half an hour I found myself in the French quarter outside my hotel. Checked in and hauled my luggage up the small cast-iron stairs. Opened my door and found my room to be right out of interview with a vampire. I loved it. (see pic) So I unpacked and went downstairs to ask the receptionist to get me on the first available Bayou tour.
I read about the Honey Island Swamp tour when I did my research online, so I was happy to get on that boat. I got picked up by the taxicab, which I shared with 6 other people. Among them a real nice couple from Boston. We drove to the little house at the end of the swamp and the rest you can read below in my review....
The bayou was very tranquil and beautifull. I would defenitly recommend this tour. The captain lived there all his life and he knows everything related to it (even the latin names of the species)
Keep in mind though that alligators hybernate and that you won't see them if the weather starts to get cold. So call them in advance and ask them what your chances are.
The honey island swamp tour is one of the oldest tour companies there.
http://www.honeyislandswamp.com/
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