Stop #1...Konrico Rice Plant...Did you know?...Kon (first part of original owner's names, Conrad), ri (first 2 letters of rice), co (Company)...America's Oldest Working Rice Mill...102 years old
Konrico Rice Company...New Iberia, LA
Rob, Janice from Georgia and Fred, Ann from Marcalus from Iowa standing with Dave
Ca c'est bon!
Bagging machine...Old, but still works great! Hey, that tells my story, too.
Stop #2...Shadows on the Teche Plantation...New Iberia, LA...Teche is an Indian word meaning snake. The Bayou Teche is like a snake weaving back and forth. Built in 1831 by David and Mary Weeks. Vannie said that over 17,000 documents were found in the attic. That enabled the historians to discover innumerable tidbits of history about the plantation.
Giant Camellia Bushes
The Shadows
Stop #3...Avery Island and Jungle Gardens...Developed by Edward Avery McIlhenny. The "island" is actually on top of a huge salt dome. Mr. McIlhenny is known for saving the Snowy Egrets from extinction..
Notice the notch on his tail...means he came from an alligator farm
The Big Buddha...Once Mr. McIllheny said he had everything but a Buddha...so someone gave him one. This one dates back to 1000 AD.
Awwww...V and D enjoying tour.
Those Cyprus knees look like a bunch of little puppies.
Snowy White Egrets...This area is called "Bird City".
Stop #4...McIlhenny Tabasco Company...family owned and operated since 1868....McIlhenny started with just a few seeds and a small garden, and now Tabasco is labeled in 22 languages and sold in 165 countries. WOW...that's a bunch of hot stuff!
Ca fait chaud!
Hope you guys are learnin' all these facts...there will be a test later!
Paul and I just watched a TV special about the family owned Tabasco business 5th generation. Very interesting.
ReplyDeleteCecelia, This is a very interesting caravan. You might put it on your bucket list.
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