Music, Food and Friends - It's What We Do At Betty's RV Park

We seem to get in a routine of doing many of the same things during our time at Betty's RV Park but we always try to do a few new ones. What is most different almost every day is the people we meet. This time of year many people are here for only a day or two meaning some are not here long enough for us to even remember their names.    

In past years when we went out to eat crawfish we went to the same place every time. This year there has been a search for the best crawfish; nice size at a good price. Since I discovered that I'm not allergic to mudbugs, I have joined the search. They have gone to T-Bob's, Park's and Shuck's plus had a boil here at Betty's and at Joe's. This week we went to another new place, B's in Kaplan, and the mudbugs met the criteria perfectly, big and inexpensive.

We filled several tables and as you can see we were up to our elbows in crawfish. They were so good we have already planned a return visit.

Saturday was the Cajun jam session at Touchet's. At this time there are no musicians from Betty's to sit in for a set. We always love the music and seeing our many local friends at the jams.

Nobby, Linda, Karen and Ernie are Canadians who were here long enough for us to remember their names. They loved the Cajun music.

There were very few people at the jam and Lynn and Richard were the only ones dancing most of the time. People from Betty's are big supporters of the jams and often make up the biggest part of the crowd.

Sunday was a special day in Abbeville as Betty's aunt Lillian celebrated her 101st birthday with an open house. We missed her 100th last year, so we stopped by to wish her a HAPPY 101. We are already planning to be here for 102.  She is still sharp as a tack and truly amazing.  She still lives in her own home and the day before her birthday baked 3 cakes!!

Mark accused me of being on the payroll for Abshire's because I've written about it so many times but he must have liked what I said because he and Renita wanted to have one of those shrimp salads. We went with them along with Richard and Lynn and four of us had the salads with everyone agreeing it is the best they have ever had.

As we were leaving Betty's for Abshire's Linda, Jan, Bill, Carlene, Harry and George were pulling in. As soon as they were set up they joined us for lunch. They all loved this little off the beaten path place for lunch.

Jacque and Lis, who we have seen at Betty's several times as they travel to Quebec from wintering in Mexico, were here for only a couple days. They are planning to stay for a month next year. We told them about Abshire's so they went for the shrimp salad only to learn that because so many people from Betty's had been there, they were out of shrimp until their weekly order came in. Maybe I should be on the payroll.  

Wednesday evening was our last Cajun Culture Association meeting for this visit. We wanted to go to say our good-byes to many local friends. While we are not big fans of meetings, this one is always very short and is followed by a great Cajun band. This week was Junior Hebert's Band and he had people up and dancing.   

Thursday was a very busy day. We went with Richard and Lynn to Rayne to have lunch a Chef Roy's Frog City Cafe for a great lunch. We stopped at Wortman Pottery in Duson. This is the pottery not the cafe. 

They have a great selection of hand thrown pottery which is Nanc's favorite. We added to our collection with a neat bowl with a crawfish handle. If you like pottery this neat little place needs to be on your to do list. 

Thursday was also the last Sounds in the Square for this spring. The band this week was The Envies who played a big variety of music from the Beatles to Eric Clapton to local D.L. Menard. The music in the square is always a fun time.

Here is how they keep the Cajun culture alive. This little fellow had a toy accordion and joined the band and followed along. He also went on stage with a fiddle and harmonica. His instruments may have been toys but he had the beat down with a bit of foot tappin'. 

We extended our stay at Betty's because we learned that Mado and Rick would be coming through Abbeville on their way back to Quebec from Mexico with her daughter Michelle and son-in-law Harold. They did not have their RV this year so they stayed in a local motel and joined us for happy hour.  

We had not seen them since we went to Mado's 80th birthday in Quebec in 2016. We were disappointed that the other people who they usually travel with were not coming to Betty's this year. We had a great time getting caught up with all their adventures and are looking forward to seeing them again next year.

Our time here is quickly coming to an end. We continue to be busy along with seeing old and new friends as we get ready to head out. Our plan is to spend a week at the SKP park in Livingston, Texas. From there we have three weeks of touring on our way to the Escapade in Sedalia, Missouri.