Thursday, July 15, 2010

Down the Bayou....

Last weekend we took an Airboat tour of the Bayou.
It's funny to think that a swamp could be beautiful, but when you are there and surrounded by it, it's easy to see that it really is amazing.

When we first met our tour guide Dusty, he told us that with a little luck, we would get to meet his swamp dog.....
Well we did! This 12 foot alligator named "Big Boy" is Dusty's swamp dog. When we first got to the area that he hangs out in, we turned off the boat and the tour guide started clapping his hands and calling him by name. We waited a few minutes and nothing, so we started to leave when he suddenly popped up. Just like a dog being called, he came for a treat of raw chicken.

It was amazing how close he came to the boat. If you were brave you could have reached out and touched him he was that close.
This little guy hung on to the front of our boat the whole time, quite impressive seeing how fast we were going!

After our tour we headed to PreJean's for some lunch. We were just finishing up when Tyler's dad said "that's Billy the exterminator!" We had seen previews of this guys show but hadn't actually watched it before, But we were not about to pass up on a photo with a Louisiana celebrity, so we kindly interrupted his lunch for a great photo with his mullet! Love it.
We also saw his truck in the parking lot, couldn't pass on that photo either!
Everything we have done since we've been here has surpassed my expectations every time! We are having a blast here, there is so much to do and see. We're having a fun summer!

6 comments:

Brillo Pad said...

I'm happy to see you blog again. But I have to say I'm terribly disappointed that the amputee photo is gone.

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the Lola Letters said...

So so so fun! What a lovely little swamp girl you are ;)

Brooke said...

What a beautiful couple you are! I'm so happy for you!

char said...

Oh goodness I don't think I would have liked the alligator they scare the crap out of me haha! I do think Billy the exterminator is quite a hotty though haha JK!!!

Yngvil said...

Really beautiful pictures! And what a lovely view you got to experience!