Today was a great sunny day and warmed up to about 66 degrees. We visited Rayne (the Frog Capital of the world), Crowley (the Rice Capital of the world) and Lafayette (At the center of Acadiana and home of the Ragin' Cajuns) to visit Jean Lafitte National Park Acadian Cultural center. We also w
Trip Log
January 27, 2008
Yesterday we made it to Cajun country and arrived in Duson, La., on I-10 just west of Lafayette at the Frog City RV Park. Today we went to Avery Island, south of Lafayette to take the Tabasco Pepper Sauce tour. It was very interesting and educational. We took highways down and backroads back a
January 26, 2008
Wednesday we went back to the house but it started to rain so we had another rain day and went back to the trailer and relaxed some more. That evening Hank & Kathy took us to a great restaurant, Fogo de Chao, in Houston together with Dan and Michele. A great meal with great people. It was
January 22, 2008
Yesterday morning we went to the site per Friday's instructions but no one was there. They had MLK day off but didn't find out until Saturday. So we did more sightseeing. We went west on Rt.
January 20, 2008
Today is a day of rest and playoff football before going back to work tomorrow. Yesterday we rented the Bourne Ultimatum and Harry Potter (the Phoenix one) from the "Red Box" at Wal-Mart for $1 a night. We watched the movies last night and returned them today after hiking and Geocaching in the
January 20, 2008
Thursday was a full work day and we worried about rain all of today. After lunch the rain was holding off but we lost power and it was out over the entire area so we got the afternoon off because we only had power tools and no generator. John & Coby followed us home and we gave them a tour
January 16, 2008
It rained all night and was pouring this morning. We took a little longer getting ready this morning and then went to the warehouse in downtown Beaumont. We got there just in time to help put things away because the day was called on account of rain. By that time it was just sprinkling so we w
January 15, 2008
Today we went to the second house because I think we are done with the first. Habitat farms out the trade and finish work and the electrician was at the first house this morning. We helped set the posts for the wheelchair ramp and then did decking until it started to rain late this afternoon.
January 14, 2008
Today was our first day working at the house. Alesa and I spent the day (8-3) painting. It is now bright yellow with white trim. There are a group of young adults with AmeriCorps from around the country helping as well a number of older couples. We had lunch with couples from Canada, Iowa and
January 13, 2008
Yesterday we drove southwest of Houston to visit high school friends we haven't seen since we stayed with them after our cruise out of Galveston, Hank and Kathy Mroczkowski. We visited and cought-up and went to lunch and then drove to visit their friends, Dan and Michele Bretch, who live about h