Coyote Blues-December 29, 2011

We made our first venture into Lafayette today. We stopped at a pecan and gift shop where we encountered another local character. People know we are not local so they want to tell us what we need to see and where to eat. We were not going to be swayed today. We went over there to eat at Coyote Blues and we did just that. I was disappointed. Jerry really liked his meal. Such is life. Through the shop owners we have heard of more places than we can possibly see in the time alloted. So, Lafayette will be a return trip in the future. We have both talked about how different people are here, but it's actually a good kind of different. Everybody is so happy. It is easy to see there are people with lots of money here and some who have not so much. But both have the same Cajun spirit. This whole area is called Acadiana which is where the word Cajun evolved from. After doing some research we found that 78% of the people born in Louisiana never leave. That's the highest percentage in the entire US. So, they are happy to be here. We like the friendliness and the joy. It is contagious. We will probably go back to Lafayette tomorrow to try one of the other restaurants we have on our bucket list. It was 70° today and not a drop of rain, only nice sunshine. It is supposed to be like that for at least another week. What a treat!