We took full advantage of their beautiful pool and let Walker swim off some steam. Even Charlie got in on the action and enjoyed his very first dip in a pool!
The next morning, we were up early. We decided to take a scenic detour into Creole country to visit Natchitoches on the Cane River in Louisiana. Natchitoches was established by the French in 1714 and is the oldest permanent settlement in the Louisiana Purchase. This is the town where, among many other important and historic things, Steel Magnolias was filmed.
By 10:30am, we were in town and out of the car!
Yay for open range kids...
We had a picnic along the Cane River and Charlie took a nap,
while Jack and Walker explored the river.
Jack and I both loved the French style architecture!
We stumbled upon the Kaffie-Frederick Mercantile, which was a magical general store filled to the brim with old and new house wares and home improvement bric-a-brac. This place was established in 1863, during the civil war. I could have spent the whole day in this store.
Jack and I are very interested in returning to Natchitoches sans kids to further explore this amazing place. Just outside of town are some of the first Creole plantations in the US and some of them are open to the public. We drove by these homes on our way through, but need more time to get the full experience. Here are some of the plantations we saw. I've juxtaposed them with other homes along the route - some of them just across the road.
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| Melrose Plantation |
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| Oak Lawn Plantation |
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| Beaufort Plantation |
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| abandoned school |
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| Oakland Plantation Est. 1821 |
Natchitoches is only 4 plus hours from Dallas, so the Greenman family was home and in bed by 10pm! It was great to get out of town for a few days and the boys were really good.
1 comment:
No way! Aubrey sister is a Junior at NSU and we have been there several times. It is such an amazing town. Love the photos of your trip, what a great spring break!
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