Wife and I rode to Madisonville, LA today for the wooden boat parade. It is held on the Tchefuncte (cha-funk-te) River, where you can see many camps that go from shacks to million dollar homes. The boats paraded are old wooden boats that look brand new and beauiful, but there are all kind of boats from kayaks to huge yachts and sail boats. The part I liked best were all the good looking ladies walking around. Just wish it was a little closer to summer so most would still be in bikinis. All in all it was a great ride up Hwy 22, a curvy road that runs along several local rivers and swamps. Dragonrider told me that it is one of his favorite roads to ride here when he is lucky enough to do so.