Boating in Louisiana

There are lots and lots of boats in Louisiana.....but not our kind of boat or boating. 

First on the drive we notice the cemetery's are mostly crypts above ground, here is a typical one.  I had only seen this before in New Orleans and wanted to see it again, so now we don't need to go to New Orleans.  The drive thru New Orleans was brutal, lots of traffic going very fast and after we discussed it we realized neither of us wanted to go their at all.

So on to Houma where I had researched a RV park with a boat launch.  Turns out I had chosen badly, RV park was a bare parking lot.  We spent one night here.

 

 

Next we found a marina except that they don't have provisions for transient boaters.  But we talked them into letting us stay on their dock with no services for the launch and park fee. Gave us a dramatic sunset.



 

We did spend a day boating, going up a bayou and also out toward the gulf into Terreebone bay.
Fran got a great picture of white pelican's.  By the way we saw white pelicans on banks lake in washington state where they sometimes spend the summer.

This is outside Houma, which is south and west of New Orleans.  Fish camps are quite popular, now fish camp sounds like a simple shack, some are but some are quite elaborate.  Most are raised up on piles to get above the storm surge from hurricanes.  All have some water access to a bayou with a dock.  The more elaborate ones have a hoist to raise the boats up out of the water to prevent marine growths.

Lots of Boats..either commercial fishing boats from 20 to 100 feet long for shrimp, fish, oysters.  Or private fishing boats, skiffs, flat bottoms, to center consoles with 300hp outboards.  But no marinas like in Washington state or Florida thus our boat doesn't really fit. 

We are now near Delcambre ( pronounced Del-camp) and again my research has been wanting.  The rebuilt town marina does not have restrooms or showers but only dockage, electricity and water.  But since we don't need electricity and water why don't we just anchor out...but wait, there are no good places to anchor out even with all the water. 

So for the next couple of days we will be waiting out weather forecast of thunderstorms in a RV park.