{"id":854,"date":"2014-12-14T19:11:15","date_gmt":"2014-12-15T02:11:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chopchopbillygoat.net\/?p=854"},"modified":"2018-05-17T13:59:16","modified_gmt":"2018-05-17T20:59:16","slug":"can-you-canoe-in-the-bayou","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chopchopbillygoat.net\/?p=854","title":{"rendered":"Can You Canoe in the Bayou?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We had a great time in the bayou, a low area with swamps, lakes, and \u00a0waterways. There was a lot of spanish moss, strange roots, and fun vines. \u00a0One of the great things about the area was that there were tons of armadillos at night. You would hear them rustling in the leaves long before you saw them.<\/p>\n<p>During our time at Lake Fausse Point State Park, LA, we decided to rent a canoe for the day. When we got to the canoe, I became a paddler, Ma paddled and steered, and Pa kept Little Kid safely in the boat. Soon after we got out on the water, we encountered a huge patch of floating water plants. I pushed plants out of the way, and\u00a0Ma paddled. It was very hard.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chopchopbillygoat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_6481.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-860 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chopchopbillygoat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_6481.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6481\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chopchopbillygoat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_6481.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.chopchopbillygoat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_6481-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_864\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-864\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chopchopbillygoat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_6554.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-864 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chopchopbillygoat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_6554.jpg\" alt=\"uh oh - plants!!!! \" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chopchopbillygoat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_6554.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.chopchopbillygoat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_6554-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-864\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">uh oh &#8211; plants!!!!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After that, we paddled with ease for awhile. \u00a0We saw some herons,turtles, and beautiful scenery. \u00a0At one point, our canoe trail went into another patch of floating plants that we couldn&#8217;t see the end of. Since we didn&#8217;t want to push through it, Pa found a detour route through Lake Fausse. When we got back on the canoe trail, we found a canoe campsite, that we decided to have lunch at. \u00a0 We had a great picnic lunch between the slough we were in and the lake, on an island that looked like a rain forest, with wild vines.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_862\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-862\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chopchopbillygoat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_6519.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-862 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chopchopbillygoat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_6519.jpg\" alt=\"picnic at the dock\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chopchopbillygoat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_6519.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.chopchopbillygoat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_6519-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-862\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">picnic at the dock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_861\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-861\" style=\"width: 769px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chopchopbillygoat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_6498.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-861 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chopchopbillygoat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_6498.jpg\" alt=\"vine swinging!!!!!!!\" width=\"769\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chopchopbillygoat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_6498.jpg 769w, https:\/\/www.chopchopbillygoat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_6498-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-861\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">vine swinging!!!!!!!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After lunch and a little swinging on vines, we got back in the canoe, with Pa and I paddling. \u00a0In the campground, there was a dock behind every campsite. \u00a0Since Little\u00a0Kid was tired and was saying &#8220;get up and walk!&#8221;,and we had a lot of stuff to carry back to the RV, the boys got off at the dock behind our site, and Ma and I paddled the last section of the canoe trail to return the canoe. The next morning, my arms were very sore from paddling.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_863\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-863\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chopchopbillygoat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_6544.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-863 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chopchopbillygoat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_6544.jpg\" alt=\"lots of paddling, lots of soreness\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chopchopbillygoat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_6544.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.chopchopbillygoat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_6544-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-863\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">lots of paddling, lots of soreness<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_859\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-859\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chopchopbillygoat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_6461.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-859 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chopchopbillygoat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_6461.jpg\" alt=\" our dock behind the campsite\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chopchopbillygoat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_6461.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.chopchopbillygoat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_6461-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-859\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">our dock behind the campsite<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We had a great time in the bayou, a low area with swamps, lakes, and \u00a0waterways. There was a lot of spanish moss, strange roots, and fun vines. \u00a0One of the great things about the area was that there were tons of armadillos at night. 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