Brewery - Bands - Bugs - Mudbugs

Saturday, April 6th

DAY 3

Breaux Bridge - Cecilia - Arnaudville - Leonville - Washington - port barre

Main Route: 44 miles / 64 km

Long Route: 62 miles / 100 km

XLong Route: 92 miles/ 148 km

Ride finishes back in Breaux Bridge where live music will await you!

There are not enough hours in this day from dancing to Cajun Comedy Magic show. Dancing at Buck & Johnny’s world famous Zydeco breakfast (8am) and enjoy the weekly Cajun Jam at Tante Marie (10am). The ride will travel North and fun starts with VooDoo Adventures crawfishing tours ($10 and includes sample of crawfish etoufee and hay ride to see the larget tree in St. Martin Parish). Next is Fête de la Nature - BioBlitz & Crawfish Fundraiser in Cecilia (6a -11p) then next stop is Mr. Paul’s house, he and Al are serving complimentary jambalya after and a key stop is always Bayou Teche Brewing & Cajun Saucer Pizza where you can chill at the brewery, do a tour and eat some great pizza! The brewery has something for all.

After Arnaudville, you will experience smooth, winding, low traffic roads. The further North you cycle the more you will experience. You can easily make it a 52 mile day by cutting out the 10 mile loop on the Long route North of Leonville and enjoy a wonderful winding ride along the Bayou Teche through a variety of crop fields including sugarcane growing all around you. However, if you need more miles, there is a wonderful 30 mile loop traveling North to Washington and Port Barre. This section is not marked nor supported. We use them for our century ride Bikes, Brews & Omelettes Two and it is on our RideWithGPS account.

RIDE OVERVIEW:

7:00a: Shuttle services start between Hotels, Bayou Wilderness RV, and Breaux Bridge.

7:00a - 9:00p Breakfast Bar Open for Mimosas, Poinsettas, & Bloodie Maries.

PART TIME PARTIER / Weekend Warrior Check-In

6:30a - 9:00a: check-in for weekend riders at St. Bernard School in Breaux Bridge. For route options, lodging and parking info please see the FAQ page "What is Weekend Warrior"

BREAKFAST

Use Zydeco Bucks to eat in downtown Breaux Bridge: Tante Marie (Cajun Jam starts at 10am) , Buck & Johnny’s (Zydeco Breakfast starts at 8am), Café Syndie Mae, & Chez Jacqueline.

On site is complimentary Starbucks coffee, Cokes, water, and Powerade.

LUNCH

You will have numerous options for lunch and snacks along the ride.

• Bio Blitz Cecilia

  • Event schedule:

    6-8 AM Birds

    8-10 AM Arthropods

    10-12PM Amphibians, Reptiles & Fishes

    12-2PM Lunch

    12-2PM Music by Wayne Singleton & Same Ol’ 2 Step

    2-4PM Plants and Fungus

    4-5PM Mammals

    5-8PM Set up tents, dinner break, fire, music jam,

    8-10PM Bat walk, nocturnal insects and night hike.

• Bayou Teche Brewery & Cajun Saucer Stellar Pizza Sarah Jayde and Palmetto Live at Bayou Teche Brewing 4-7! Fresh pints, hot wood-fired Cajun Saucer pizza, wine, premium Tiki cocktails and the best in live music. Open Saturday 11-9

• The Little Big Cup Arnaudville

• Russell's Food Center in Arnaudville. Free Boudin samples for Zyclists!

• Mr. Paul’s Yellow Farmhouse: Complimentary food & beverages

Rest Stops (SAG stations) - Main, Short & Long routes

• 8:30a - 10:45a Leonville (Long)

• 9:00a - 12:30p Bayou Teche Brewery (Long & Main)

• 9:00a - 12:00p VooDoo Adventures (Long & Main)

Saturday DESTINATION: return to Breaux Bridge

3:00p: Shuttles start running between Lafayette hotels, Bayou Wilderness RV and Microtel

2:00p - 9:30p Cycle Zydeco Bar at St Bernard with and snacks

4:30p - 6:30p Magic Mike Comedy Show in the Glass Room next to Buck & Johnny’s

6:30p - 9:00p Live music around Breaux Bridge - Nathan Williams & Zydeco Cha Chas

11:00p Shuttle service ends for the day. Consider UBER or LYFT for further support

points of interEst:

• Atelier de Nature is having a party, Bio Blitz!!

• Tom's Fiddle & Bow (Arnaudville)

• Nunu's Art & Culture Collective (Arnaudville)

• Bayou Teche Brewery

• Mr. Paul’s Farmhouse

• VooDoo Adventures crawfishing tours and hay ride to largest tree in St. Martin Parish.

• Antique School House (Washington)

• The Stephanie Plantation (Cecilia) off course