Very beautiful state, my family and I go to grand isle fishing every couple of yrs. I have never met friendlier people in my life, although the people of my native state of WV come in a very close second.

I LOVE my state. If people want to see Louisiana, I suggest the very Southwest, or anything DTB...meaning Down Tha Bayou. DTB meaning down off of Hwy1 headed towards Lockport, Galliano, Golden Meadow, Leeville, and so on!

Thanks Joe. Living in MN and being down there and seeing all that seems like I was watching a movie or looking at pictures, it truly was amazing. Thanks again. Joe

Thanks Wes. I got home Sunday night. I left something like 82 degree weather and my sweet girlfriend and came back to 44 and rain and wind LOL. today it got to a balmy 36. I have the final mudbuggin 2014 Louisiana video to edit and upload and then I filmed and already edited "The Backwoods Cabin" episode 13. That video will be uploaded in a day or so. Thank you. Joe

Woohoo, some great videos to look forward to. I'm sure it's a shock to the system to be back in the cold weather, but it's probably also nice to be home again. Any chance that you girlfriend will be coming up for some hunting or fishing at the cabin this summer?

Melissa hates the heat and always has. She loves the weather up here but does not like the ice on the roads in the winter.

We took our time going down there, you can do it in 2.5 hours from where we are at which is in Sorrento Louisiana. You will go south on 310 until you hook up on #1. Once you get down there it is very pretty with all the shrimp boats on the left side of #1. I still have no idea why the long bridge does a 90 degree turn to the left (you will know what I mean when you get there) but it is a pretty drive. You will have to stop and pay a toll in Leeville, I believe it costs 3.75 per motorcycle or car. Go all the way through in Grand Isle to the park on the right. Some pretty cool history to read there on the hurricanes that have devastated Grand Isle in the past. Nice piers to walk out over the Gulf. You can also see some of the oil rigs way out there in the gulf. Nothing new for people here but for me living in Minnesota it was a cool sight to see.

@@JoeandZachSurvival Joe, are you familiar with the woman that retired in Minnesota and bought a boat and sailed down the Mississippi River to Grand Isle in the 30's and lived aboard her boat called the "Wanderer"?

@@JoeandZachSurvival The bridge has that weird 90 degree turn because it will continue north to Golden Meadow via a future elevated highway. The ramp where you entered and exited the bridge in Leesville will just be an on and off access ramp to access Leesville when the highway is complete. Their was, and still is an identical 90 degree turn on the south side of the bridge that was used to get to Grand Isle via the old La. 1 highway before the elevated portion to Port Fourchon was built. That road is still in use, but is mostly used by people that crab and fish from either side of it.

Thanks Ryan. The gator was good but there was nothing special about it. The taste is close to catfish which I love. The Oyster was Sara and I's favorite and Melissa had a shrimp po-boy and loved it. Its all good and you can not get a po-boy in Minnesota so it was enjoyed. Thanks again. Joe

I would like to buy a lot down on Grand Isle and set it up for a travel trailer if thats allowed, then just take it out when a person leaves so you never have to worry about storms. If not that, a lot for a camp on one of the river systems that you can navigate out to lake Maurpas like the blind river or something. Who knows, but the thought has crossed my mind. Have a property close to Canada (the tent) and one by the Gulf.

I just got back from grand isle... got to port fourchon during whatever storm was going on.. it's really quite easy to get out of a storm N go back up to Galliano

Right, I'll just stick to Galveston and Padre Island.

One more video coming on the Louisiana mudbuggin. Thank you. Joe

My Girlfriend Melissa and her dad would go there when she was a kid and drive in and pay the fee and camp there and catch fish and lots of crabs. You can no longer crab or shrimp there but being there with her I could see that it brought back memories. Elmers Island was closed for years and her Father died when she was 14 so it was nice to bring her back and we will be back there again. When you drive in now, you drive in and make a hard right curve after your in a ways. There is pilliars up where there use to be a building/camp/house, right on the Gulf. Melisa thinks it is the spot he lived and you would pay the fee. Is she correct? Thank you for the information and the comment. Joe

JoeandZachSurvival I do not remember a elevated camp at the beach end of the road. What I remember was a frame house at the highway, The sand road passed right in front of the porch there was two post on each side of the sand road with a flagged rope stretched across there was no need to get out of the car as usually one of the children would come out and collect the fee, drop the rope and return it. In case of an emergency in the night getting out was no problem cause the rope was just hung on a nail, really was just a honor system. My favorite spot on the beach was to turn right and go all the way to the rock jetty's and fish the channel or the beach. If it was crowded there I would fish some tanks that buried in the surf at about the first submerged sand bars somewhere half way between the road and the jetty's Sometimes wading out to stand on the tanks and fish, but the barnacles would cut you up pretty bad climbing them.

Thank you. Sara came down and then you become a parent since she had never been there, we did stuff like drive the causeway bridge, out to eat. Seeing the sights etc. Then the day of packing and then the two day drive home. The videos should be more regular now. Thanks again. Joe

JoeandZachSurvival Well it looks like you had a great time. I've been following your mudbuggin videos and look forward to implementing what I've learned from them. :)

I know right? its snowing like hell out there and Melissa said its a wonderful day with highs in the upper 70s down there LOL. I bought two older snowmobiles, maybe I will get to try them out lol. Thank you. Joe

JoeandZachSurvival snowmobiling in April could be a funny video lol

Im back in MN. I went from 82 there to low 40s and rain when I came back. It is "yalls" turn to laugh now LOL.

I am crying!

We ate at Starfish Restaurant. It is more of a diner type atmosphere which we like but they had great po-boy's.

Mudbuggin 2014 Minnesota...... Starts in about a month. the first 8 (8th one goes up tomorrow) were extras and a great time. : )

Yep. The old head shop run by an elderly woman.