Cajun Country
Start: River Mile 6
Finish: River Mile 30
Day Total: 24 Miles
Segment Total: 977 Miles
Today we took our rolling garage (aka UHall truck) from the Sportsman’s hotel back to the Simmesport, LA boat ramp. Boats loaded, we started our first full day on the Atchafalaya river.
The feel of the Atchafalaya is very different that the Mississippi. It is much narrower, usually .25 to .50 miles wide, where the Mississippi is 1 to 3 miles wide. The barges are much smaller too, 3 barges long and 2 wide is as big as they get. It is just a more comfortable, scenic place to paddle. I loved my 2,000 miles on the Mississippi, but it’s nice to finish the trip in a river setting more similar to how it feels the first hundred miles in Minnesota.
Our destination today was river angel Danny Majors place. Danny is an awesome Cajun guy that has been hosting paddlers for years. He’s famous with river paddlers for his Cajun cooking. Danny treated us to a delicious bowl of Red Beans & Rice with sausage. Paired with a few cold beers, it was delicious!
In the morning we get back on the river with a goal of 30 miles to our next camp.
The view from Danny Majors front porch
Rounding a bent on the Atchafalaya River
Lunch break on a muddy shore, we stood in the water and ate
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