Swamp Tour in Louisiana

Date: 2010.02.03 | Category: New Orleans, Travel | Tags:

Since I had never really been to an area with a swamp, I urged my husband to go on a Swamp Tour.  He ended up really enjoying it, and with a coupon, I was able to save some money, too.
The tour took us through Honey Island Swamp, near Slidell, LA.

We saw several interesting places, including an area where, during Hurricane Katrina, the river broke through a forest and joined together the swamp and the river.  And “Bob’s House” was taken by the current out of the swamp and about a mile away on a riverbank.

We also saw a Nature Preserve (above) and the “Indian Village” (below), where settlers in the area found where Native Americans were living.  Their entire beach was filled with pearls because the Native American caught oysters, but had no need for the pearls and just cast them aside on the shore of the swamp.

Someone else really enjoyed the tour: