When the first dart landed on Marsh Island, LA, we immediately went to the internet to learn more. This is what we first learned:
Marsh Island (French: Grosse-Île-du-Vermillion[2]) is an islandoff the coast of southernLouisiana in the United States.
Marsh Island is an uninhabited low-lying marshy island inIberia Parish, south coastal Louisiana, lying betweenVermilion Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. It is bordered on the south by the Gulf of Mexico and is separated from mainland Louisiana by East Cote Blanche Bay to its east, West Cote Blanche Bay to its north, Vermilion Bay to its northwest, and Southwest Pass to its west.[3]
Vegetation is primarily of themarshy types, and the island is almost treeless. On the island is the Marsh Island Wildlife Refuge, a wild bird sanctuaryfor species such as the snow goose. Other animals which inhabit the island includealligators,ducks and otherwaterfowl, crabs, and shrimp. The island is popular for recreational fishing.
The island has a land area of 258.95 square kilometers (99.98 sq mi) and had no population as of the 2000 census.
A wildlife refuge??? Not exactly the island we were first thinking it would be. I was less than excited for our first vacation as a couple to be visiting a wildlife refuge. We had planned the trip around my birthday and I went to Bob with the idea that we could take a 7-day cruise out of New Orleans and drive over to the refuge one afternoon before or after the cruise. Bob said, I think we could spend a week exploring that area. Still, I was not a fan. We compromised by making it a 12-day trip. We spent the first 5 days in the Marsh Island, LA area and the rest of the trip aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise. To date, this is one of our most memorable and favorite vacations.
Highlights:
~ New Iberia Bed & Breakfast
~ Clementine's in New Iberia
~ Avery Island's Tabasco Factory
~ Jake Delhomme's home town
~ Eating Crawfish
Tobasco Factory is in Avery Island, LA
People danced and drank early morning on Saturday!
My sister lived in Charlotte, NC at the time, so being in Jake Delhomme's home town was a big deal then.
On our swamp boat tour!
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