Cajun Adventure, Post-Hurricane Rita
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The Buddha is protected inside a glass house with a pagoda top. The path to the statue is winding, with amazing greenery and statues here and there along the way. Behind the Buddha is an amazing stand of tall bamboo, in front a quiet lagoon. Lovely!
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Avery Island Jungle Gardens live oaks. |
Avery Island Jungle Gardens cypress knees. |
Avery Island Jungle Gardens Spanish moss. |
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Buddha temple in background – Avery Island. |
Jungle Gardens Buddha temple. | “Marsha Woods” on marsh trail – Avery Island. |
By the time we finished moseying through the gardens, we found the Tabasco sauce factory to be closed for tours. But Anna snuck inside and snapped a couple of pictures for her friend in Minnesota who is crazy for Tabasco sauce.
After three nights of music, Anna and I were ready for a quiet night. We had a “readathon” dinner and went to bed early.
Wednesday: Walter and Marian
Sister Ancilla, a woman of mercy and driving skills, led us to our new assignment: Walter and Marian’s home in Delcambre. (The locals pronounce it “DEL-come.”) Sister told us we’d be stripping the finish off kitchen cabinets. Now I was sure God had a funny sense of humor because next to doing drywall, stripping wood is my next-most-hated do-it-yourself job.
We pulled up to a small house in a neighborhood. There was a statue of Mary outside the home. Unlike Dolores and Huey’s place, this place felt more small-town than rural. We met Walter right away, and there was a lot less chat than when we first met Dolores. We bid Sister goodbye and got right to work. I warned Anna about how furniture stripper can burn your skin, but we never felt the sting as we worked. They must have improved the product since my furniture-stripping days 25 and 30 years ago.
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Walter and Marian’s home, Delcambre. |