Jeanerette

Last Thursday we landed in Jeanerette LA - one day ahead of our possessions and 3 days ahead of the gas hookup.  So we've had a chance to explore the cuisine of New Iberia and Lafayette: crawfish, po boys, souvlaki, and of course pho.  This is a sweet town several miles down the road from all the requisite Lowe's, Albertson's etc. in New Iberia.  Last weekend we attended a carnival, with rides, a cabbage ball tournament (softball, only bigger).  There was a CAKE WALK: everyone buys a 25-cent ticket to walk for, say, a strawberry icebox cake.  Then they walk around in a big circle, with numbers written on the floor.  Music plays (classic rock), music stops, everyone stands fast on the nearest number. Someone's child pulls a number out of a hat, and the winner takes the cake.