We headed out of New Orleans on the 23 rd on our road trip west making our way to Austin , passing through Southern Louisiana - plantation mansion country - pretty impressive mansions they where too, oaks dripping with Spanish moss and 'gators in the bayou's, along the route of the Mississippi dotted with sugar refineries , belching out all kinds of unpleasantries into the still winter air.
Word soon reached us that there were bonfires lit along the levees to show the way for "Papa Noel"
Towards the late afternoon we found our selves in a small town - Gramercy, the crowds had already started gathering so we parked up and joined in the excitement , 120 bonfires stretching for about 3 miles paving the way for Papa , what a blast , after previous mishaps with tumbling logs there is now a height restriction of about 5 meters for each fire , pretty impressive constructions , jammed packed with crackers each fire team trying to out do the next , with deafening cracker displays and massive crackling fires , the sky was permanently filled with beautiful fire works and the community had an open home policy for the evening , so we feasted on uncle Bob's gumbo , ham sandwiches and plenty of beer , real southern hospitality.
Word soon reached us that there were bonfires lit along the levees to show the way for "Papa Noel"
Towards the late afternoon we found our selves in a small town - Gramercy, the crowds had already started gathering so we parked up and joined in the excitement , 120 bonfires stretching for about 3 miles paving the way for Papa , what a blast , after previous mishaps with tumbling logs there is now a height restriction of about 5 meters for each fire , pretty impressive constructions , jammed packed with crackers each fire team trying to out do the next , with deafening cracker displays and massive crackling fires , the sky was permanently filled with beautiful fire works and the community had an open home policy for the evening , so we feasted on uncle Bob's gumbo , ham sandwiches and plenty of beer , real southern hospitality.
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| Bonfire draped in packets of double happy crackers and rolls of them ready to light to ignite the bonfire |
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