Aging Cajuns Adventures

    A blue-gray mist often hangs over the mountain peaks  like smoke, which is exactly why they call them "The Smokys!"     We are quite certain that most, if not all, of our faithful readers have visited this beautiful National Park at least once in their lifetime.  It is, after all, listed as "America's most-visited national park" and, fortunately, it is within a day's drive from South Louisiana.     Our first vacation ...     In June of 1978, we were twenty-three and had never heard of Gatlinburg or the Smoky Mountains, but while trying to figure out where to go for our honeymoon, my (Bonnie) grandfather, who gave me away at my wedding, highly suggested it.  Since we had no idea how to get there, Grandad gave us an atlas and highlighted the entire route.  You could say his navigational skills became our very first GPS -- a Grand Parent Satellite!     Paradise found ...     Arriving at this beautiful...

  Willkommen (Welcome) to Frankenmuth      Frankenmuth was our last stop in Michigan before heading southward towards home.  We are so thankful that a family member who's been there before recommended we visit Michigan's Little Bavaria during our extensive road trip.    St. Lorenz Churchgrove Park      Searching for a place to camp near Frankenmuth didn't give us many choices, but we eventually discovered a budget-friendly park owned and operated by St. Lorenz Lutheran Church.  The caveat was that they didn't accept reservations--it's only a first-come, first-served campground.        Although traveling without a confirmed site was a little risky, we felt that arriving on a Tuesday for a brief two-night stay gave us a better chance to find an open spot.   Once we arrived near the campground, we called the church office to see if they had an opening and were delighted to learn they had plenty of roo...