{"id":469,"date":"2012-09-01T22:46:12","date_gmt":"2012-09-02T03:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/?p=469"},"modified":"2012-09-01T22:46:12","modified_gmt":"2012-09-02T03:46:12","slug":"touring-manchac-swamp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/2012\/09\/01\/touring-manchac-swamp\/","title":{"rendered":"Touring Manchac Swamp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-474\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2012\/09\/NOLManchacSwamp.jpg\" alt=\"NOLManchacSwamp\" width=\"350\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2012\/09\/NOLManchacSwamp.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2012\/09\/NOLManchacSwamp-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Au pairs took a tour of Manchac swamp with Cajun Pride Swamp Tours in the heat of August when alligators are very active.\u00a0 They saw scores of them follow the boat, but it was the huge garfish that splashed everybody while jumping ferociously in pursuit of bait. Raccoons watched the spectacle from the shore, careful not to come within predator\u2019s reach.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-470\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2012\/09\/NOLAlligatorWater.jpg\" alt=\"NOLAlligatorWater\" width=\"350\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2012\/09\/NOLAlligatorWater.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2012\/09\/NOLAlligatorWater-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As usual, baby gator was everybody\u2019s favorite.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-471\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2012\/09\/NOLMerleSwamp.jpg\" alt=\"NOLMerleSwamp\" width=\"350\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2012\/09\/NOLMerleSwamp.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2012\/09\/NOLMerleSwamp-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-472\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2012\/09\/NOLSvenjaAlligator.jpg\" alt=\"NOLSvenjaAlligator\" width=\"350\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2012\/09\/NOLSvenjaAlligator.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2012\/09\/NOLSvenjaAlligator-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-476\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2012\/09\/NOLAnaisCassiaSwamp.jpg\" alt=\"NOLAnaisCassiaSwamp\" width=\"350\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2012\/09\/NOLAnaisCassiaSwamp.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2012\/09\/NOLAnaisCassiaSwamp-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Au pairs took a tour of Manchac swamp with Cajun Pride Swamp Tours in the heat of August when alligators are very active.\u00a0 They saw scores of them follow the boat, but it was the huge garfish that splashed everybody while jumping ferociously in pursuit of bait. 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