Swamp Scooters Rally 2010

[R90srider]

Here is information I received from Cindy Walton about the Swamp Scooters Rally.

This Rally is a fun gathering of BMW riders in the heart of Cajun Country offering great food and music at an excellent campground. It is located a few miles north of I 10 in Lafayette on I 49 near Carencro, LA.

More details later.

"Hey Bob, thanks for asking about the rally. I am taking the easy road this year and NOT running the rally, but..... we are looking forward to having the rally at the same campground on the second weekend of November, the 12th - 14th. I will keep you posted with the latest info as it comes available, and hope to see you in November."

[Norwood]

Here is information I received from Cindy Walton about the Swamp Scooters Rally.

This Rally is a fun gathering of BMW riders in the heart of Cajun Country offering great food and music at an excellent campground. It is located a few miles north of I 10 in Lafayette on I 49 near Carencro, LA.

More details later.

"Hey Bob, thanks for asking about the rally. I am taking the easy road this year and NOT running the rally, but..... we are looking forward to having the rally at the same campground on the second weekend of November, the 12th - 14th. I will keep you posted with the latest info as it comes available, and hope to see you in November."

Good-bye Joe, me gotta go, me oh my oh
Me gotta go pole the pirogue down the bayou
My Yvonne, the sweetest one, me oh my oh
Son of a gun, we’ll have big fun on the bayou

(Chorus)
Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and file' gumbo
'Cause tonight I’m gonna see my ma cher amio
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o
Son of a gun, we’ll have big fun on the bayou


Oh me Bob....such memories....can't wait!!!!!

[R90srider]

Hey Don

I caught myself singing along. Aeeeeeeeeeee

[Gator]

Thanks for posting Bob, I'm marking my calender now. We gonna pass a good time yeh. Aaaaaaaeeeeeee.
Gator

[R90srider]

Gator, we definitely gona pass a good time yeh.

[Gail]

Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and file' gumbo


Bet the seafood will be scarce unless they froze a lot of it . Gail

[Gator]

Gail, frying the shrimp will be a lot quicker now because they're pre-oiled
Gator

[R90srider]

Then we will have more mudbugs in da pot along with the great music. "Dont get no better" Aeeeeeee

[Norwood]

Can you recall the name of the RV park where the Swamp Scooter rally is held?

[R90srider]

Hi Don.

It is the Bayou Wilderness RV Resort. Here is their website: http://www.bwrvr.com/

[R90srider]

Here is a brief history of the Cajuns that I found on the Bayou Wilderness RV Resort website. I found it an enjoyable read and hope you will also.

Welcome to Cajun Country, a place to make friends, eat well, and “pass a good time.” Here, Cajuns will welcome you to their celebrations, large and small, their restaurants and dances – maybe even to their homes. If you stay here for just a little while, we’re sure you’ll want to come back often.

A Brief Cajun History: Just after the turn of the 17th Century the French established a settlement in what is now Nova Scotia, one of the Canadian Maritime Provinces. A series of wars between England and France placed control of the colony in the hands of first one country and then the other; finally, in 1713, the Treaty of Utrecht ceded Acadia to England once again. Unsurprisingly, the French settlers refused to sign a loyalty oath to the King of England, fearing that they would someday be required to take up arms against their own countrymen.

After protesting more than 40 years, in 1755 the French farmers in Acadia were expelled from their homes and cast adrift among the other British colonies in America. In what came to be called "Le Grand Derangement" (The Great Craziness), families were separated and forced onto ships under dreadful conditions; more than half lost their lives. Rejected at every turn because no preparations had been made to receive them and they had no means of support, many of the Acadians eventually immigrated to Louisiana from both the English settlements on the continent and from Santo Domingo in the Caribbean.

Settling here with aid from Spain, they brought with them a diverse heritage, farming skills, a love of music and fun, and a determination to retain their language and culture. The poorest of the poor, they settled along the bayous north of New Orleans, using the winding shallow swamps as “roads” for both commerce and communication among themselves; eventually, they spread to the plains to the north and west, adding cattle ranching to farming and fishing as a livelihood.

These were the forefathers of today’s Louisiana Cajuns who retain the deep-seated love of family, fondness for music and dancing and reverence for good food that was part and parcel of the French colonists ousted from their land so long ago. As time passed, their French-Acadian heritage incorporated Spanish, French, German, Haitian, and Native American Indian elements to form the distinctive, unique Cajun culture found today in South Louisiana.

[Norwood]

Hi Don.

It is the Bayou Wilderness RV Resort. Here is their website: http://www.bwrvr.com/

That's it....thank you and congrats to you for the Russ Simpson Award..

[R90srider]

Welcome and thanks.

[Gator]

Cajun history

Hey Bob, liked your post about the history of Cajuns. Our ancesters were kicked out of their homes and lost everything. No place wanted them but they Managed to survive and prosper in a new and very different land. They lost everything but their love to parrrtyyyyy. Aaaaahhhhheeee. Here's a link to a little more "Cajun" history.

http://www.angelfire.com/tx/cajundon/history.html

Gator

[R90srider]

Thanks Gator.

I am really looking forward to heading your way in November and passing a good time in Cajun land. Glad you are going to be able to go to the Swamp Scooters rally this year.