Travelog - Day 28, Feb. 28

Today is dreary and we are lazy. For most of the morning I organize photos and upload everything to the blog from the last 2 days. The new laptop is almost working the way we want it. I have had to save what I need from the old laptop to the flash card (camera) and then copy to the new. So far I have managed to export our address book, but not our bookmarks. Too bad, so sad.
Our first visit today is to the Wortman pottery, slightly east and south of Lafayette - www.wortmanpottery.com have been in business since 1977. We enjoy chatting and I spend a bit of money.
We pass this cemetery on our way to St. Martinville. As you can see it is very new, most dates no earlier than the 1990's. It's a reminder that because the water table is so close to the surface (read elevation close to sea level), no one can be buried underground; thus the use of crypts.

This very old oak tree is advertised as the most photographed tree in the world. There is a legend that young couples used to meet here. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's 1847 poem "Evangeline" speaks to this

This is the Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic site where Al & I are admitted free of charge due to our advanced age

The tree to the left is over 300 years old.

These are cypress trees with Spanish moss hanging from their leafless branches. Gathering moss was quite an industry back in the 19th C and was used with clay & horse's hair to create very thick brick for building materials. Unfortunately I neglected to take a picture of the historic residence owned by the Duclozel family until ownership was transferred to the State.

Tomorrow we plan on visiting New Iberia and Avery Island to see how Tobasco sauce is made and perhaps see the many flocks of snowy egrets. This means we return to roughly the same area as today, south and east of Lafayette.