The Crawfish Rally!

Our two months went all too fast. We left a week before Mom and E.D. were heading back to Wisconsin. On Thursday, we arrived in Rayne for the Crawfish Rally. We got the catbird spot- just outside the main hall – on concrete! It was great to see everyone again- and sad to know that we wouldn’t be back until ’07.

This is always the best rally of the year- and this was no exception!

The crawfish were huge and we're actually getting to be fairly adept at keeping up with the Cajuns (although, we still don't suck the heads!).

And, Huey got the crawfish racing!

Mary Jane and Sis always manage to put together the most amazing entertainment- this year, the theme was "American Bandstand" and all the "stars" were there!

After the Crawfish Rally, it was goodbye to Louisiana and we headed to Austin and the start of our summer adventure. We decided to venture into the “Hill Country”. It was amazing to believe that we were in Texas – beautiful hills, wineries and an atmosphere that was definitely not cowboys and rednecks. The little towns were originally settled by Germans and are still known for their German cuisine. We stopped for a tour at the LBJ ranch and had lunch in Fredricksburg.

Back in Austin, we ate our way through the city – Korean, Thai, Mexican – with frequent visits to Central Market and Whole Foods.