#21: Leaving McGee's Landing

Louisiana Bound (2008) Part 21 of 40 - Leaving McGee's Landing Not for sale, but on display, was a large stuffed gator. Maybe it was 12 feet long and weighed about 800 pounds at one time. Normally it could live up to 60 years, but most likely not. They seem to be an angry type, those gators. Try and befriend one and it may bite you. No, don't do it! They almost need their own planet. Yet, they are beautiful, those large lizards. The whole gator was lengthwise on a long narrow table. A sign said, do not touch! I know that applied to me. Those signs always do! But sometimes, more understanding places allow blind persons to touch special exhibits. It was that way at the Buffalo Bill Museum in Cody, Wyoming. I figured it applied at McGees Landing. Being over zealous, I nearly caused Melanie to cut her finger on the gators teeth. And gators have a lot of teeth, as many as seven dozen. Mark was also checking out the exhibit. The gator was green and may have had a lighter colored underbelly, possibly yellow. It convinced me not to swim in the swamp along with other previous events, lol. Melanie and I browsed around the store. I was just about ready to give up on finding a good book when the front counter came into view. It had some fine books on it. Melanie checked each of them and found a couple with some interesting history. We decided to buy one, The Evangeline Trail. The few deafblind members that were in the gift shop had already left. Melanie and I were ready to leave except we needed a cashier to check us out. We were the only two people around. A couple of workers were in the kitchen area and eventually I got the attention of one, but still had to wait a few more minutes. Yeah, we were determined not to leave without our book. Someone came back in the door to get us. Finally, We could pay and leave. Out the door we rushed and our ride was waiting for us. Where were we going? I didn't have a clue, but knew it involved food and was hoping for a regular everyone day good old American meal. A person could never feel down when riding with Jessica and Philomena. This ride was no exception. Those two ladies were friends and they laughed up a storm. Because they spoke low, I couldn't hear the stories being told, but they must have been hilarious. Whether it was jokes they told, or just funny things that happened, they laughed all the way to the restaurant. We didn't mind, as it was a good time to relax and wonder, what could be so funny! We traveled quite a few miles to Pat's Fisherman's Wharf Restaurant in Henderson, Louisiana. Okay, it would be seafood again, but maybe there was regular fish like, trout and salmon. They might even have chicken and steak meals. Time alone would tell. One think for sure, we would find something that we could eat. Written by Harvey A. Bond

 

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