Valentine's Day and lots of rum!

 

Julie and I in the back seat of the convertable

Heather, Julie, Ron and Scott with the remains of the po-boys. 

On Wednesday Valentine's Day, we had a date with our friends from last season in Lafayette, Ron and Julie. We met them at Wildcat Brothers Distillery during a wine tasting and they invited us to their home the next night (along with a lot of their friends and family) for Jambalaya. We contacted them when we knew we'd be back and invited them out to dinner - their choice. They had us over for wine and appetizers first, then we jumped in their bright red 1956 Cadillac convertible for the evening. 

The view over the pond at our Bayou Wilderness RV Park in Lafayette. Baby is just visible beyond.

And the view from Baby over to the pond. 

First we went to a favorite place for Po'boys. We had crawfish ones and they were excellent. Then to Carpe Diem downtown for gelato. Ron and Julie are such fun and we hope they will come up and visit us in Vermont! 

Three of their rums - my favorite is Noire and
we bought a bottle. 

May measures out a rum for tasting - very generous
pours. I had a smoked walnut old fashioned.

Rubia, Heather, Tait (co-owner), Bernard and Scott

We stayed at the Bayou Wilderness RV Park for 4 nights and then on Thursday we moved to the Wildcat Brother's Brewery for one night. It's a Harvest Host member and we had a blast there last year. We invited Bernard and Rubia to join us. They were amazed that we were introducing them to a place in their own town - only minutes away from their home. It was, as last year, so much fun. The barrister May talked non stop, just like a stand up comedian, for the 9 rums everyone tasted but myself. I did indulge in some cocktails and as a result of those and the few I had the days before, am in for 10 days dry (due to the medication I take now). 

It was sad to say good-bye to Lafayette and our friends but we were off to Texas. Two nights in Houston and two nights in San Antonio. Then after a single night breaking up the drive in Stockton, Big Bend National Park.