Our fast-paced schedule of activities is slowing. As we near the end of the caravan people are using their spare time to prepare for trips home or to other destinations. Today we didn’t leave the campground until 11:30 am!
We had a chance to walk the neighborhood around the campground…
Lovely colored weeds in this field:
More swamp – a continuation of the swamp we saw here yesterday…
At the appointed hour, we traveled into the heart of Lafayette today, to Johnson’s Boucaniere.
While I don’t know how to pronounce “boucaniere”, it is a smoke-house. They sell smoked meats and sausages, including Boudin, a Louisiana specialty. They were closed.
But they were prepared to serve us lunch. We had our choice of Po-Boy sandwiches: pork, brisket, or chicken. Also included was cole slaw and bread pudding for dessert… We sat on their spacious deck, covered, of course, in case of rain.
The old building has been nicely remodeled, with the new deck and metal siding. Interestingly, next door is an architect’s home and office that uses many of the same materials and details…
Lunch was quite good. But not what I had been lead to believe a Po-Boy was. These were just meat sandwiches. No seafood, no lettuce/mayo/tomato. Very good meat, for sure, but nothing special otherwise…
Before our scheduled tour of the adjacent Cathedral, we took a walk through the old neighborhood… This old house stood out as being quite remarkable…
Other scenes in the neighborhood…
We arrived at the Cathedral – St. John the Evangelist…
Of course, it has its own cemetery, dating back to the early 19th century…
While the exterior is a bit bizarre, with no discernible architectural style, the interiors were quite nice…
The tour guide told about the history of the church. This is the third church on this site, built in 1916, and it was extensively remodeled in the mid 1980s. The organ was added in the 1980s remodel. The organist was there to explain the many functions of the organ and he played a bit for our enjoyment.
Outside the church is the Cathedral Oak…
The Cathedral Oak is almost 500 years old, and it is one of the largest is the US; the trunk is over 9′ in diameter, with a circumference of almost 29′.
And then it started to rain. We were soaked while running back to the car. We returned to the Villa, walked a bit after the rain stopped, and Happy Hours ensued.
Some of the Airstreamers gathered in the meeting room for a game of Left-Right-Center… Never heard of it? Neither had I…
And an enjoyable time was had by all…
Adventures in the Villa 
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