Wednesday -- Laura Plantation, Chickie Wah Wahs

Drove out to Laura Plantation -- nearly got crushed by a semi, but thankfully made it there alive. Laura Plantation is was run by a Creole family. Because Laura wrote a memoir, we got a pretty detailed family history on the tour. Big takeaways -- the family was rich, had 200 slaves, and the stories that compose Brer Rabbit came from the slaves on this plantation. The tour was very memorable and our guide Rose was delightful.

Oak Alley was the next stop where we skipped the tour and went straight for the mint juleps. They were sweet -- mightily sweet -- but that didn't stop us from having two each. The food - chicken sausage gumbo for me was the best local food I've had yet.

Evening was Cafe Mingh -- Vietnamese Creole fusion followed by Chickie Wah Wah where we heard an amazing singer and pianist who played and sang ancient tunes -- Library of Congress artifacts ancient. Thank you Carolyn for the great picks.