Saturday, April 30, 2011

Pastor Brothers

 Pastor Brothers Excursions is your answer to having an authentic cajun experience visiting southwest louisiana. From Cruising Down the Lazy Bayou Vermillion in your private luxury SunCriser, Exploring Cultural Cajun Heritage Parks, Learning how to Cajun Dance, Peeling a crawfish and sampling some of the areas most unique foods, Pastor Brothers has specifically designed trips like you Laissez Les Bon Temps Roulez! (Let The Good Times Roll!!)..
 
Pastor Brothers are Jep, Bob, Jim, Jude, Jeremiah and John Pastor.

They are the 6 sons of the 8 children of Pat and Maugie Pastor. The owners and operators of Tfreres House Bed and Breakfast.

They have always had a passion for everything cajun and now are able to share it with travelers from all over the world.

Pastor Brothers is Geneology and History article. Born to Patrick James and Mary Margarite Pastor, Brothers Jep, Bob William, Jude Thomas, Jim Bradford, Jeremiah Christopher and John Benjamin, are the Pastor Brothers. Pastor Brothers have been Major Contributors to the Cajun and Travel Tourisim industry since the early 90's in louisiana. Together they operate as guides to over 2000 travelers a year who seek cajun history, nature and the general joi de vive. Their speciality is creating unique and custom expierences for those who want to enjoy true, unadulterated, eclectic, origional ethnic and indiginious journeys through cajun contry. Each Pastor Brother contributes a special talent to the mixture. Jude Thomas is an expierenced Horse Trainer who has worked the New Orleans Fair Grounds as well as Shreveports Louisiana Downs for over 40 years(affectionately called "sugar daddy"). John Benjamin is an avid Musician who plays the accordion and teaches dance. Jim Bradford is a fix-it-all handy man who has a bachelors in business management from University of Louisiana at Lafayette (formerly USL). Bob William (owner of Pastor & Company) is an interior decorator and is an expert at capturing and preserving the cajun motif for travelers to enjoy and people to appreciate. Jeremiah is a former navy specialits and is an excellent boating guide as well as outdoors man. Jep (Patrick James Pastor Jr.) is a spiritualist who preserves the faith of many in the area.

10 am: Tour Begins
Tour Begins at Jean Lafitte Cultural Center where I escort them in and we have a private showing of the movie Cajun Saga. Here guests learn the story of the Cajun people and the unique history which still affects them today. It is full of original artifacts, stories, tools, musical instruments and is the best representation of cajun history in the world. 
11 am: Continue to Vermilionville and begin the tour of the historic park.
11:30 am:  Eat at cafĂ© du mamma
1 pm: Boat ride and nature tour, alligators
2 pm: Arrive at Wa-weez on the river. Boudin, Crawfish, Music and dance lessons. 1 drink.
3 pm: Arrive back at dock
Tour over.

Everything Cajun in one Place. The Pastor Brothers Excursions are custom tours which give you the ultimate Cajun experience in one convenient trip. 

WHATS INCLUDED IN THE TOUR
History  :  Private tours through 2 cultural museums. Walk through original period homes from the origins of cajun country in an antique village with re-enactment actors. Private screenings of the Saga of the Cajun People in air conditioned movie theater.  Trips through Vermilionville and the Jean Lafitte Cultural Center.

Authentic Cajun Food : We dine at La Cuisine Du Mamma where we have authentic, home cooked cajun food, gumbo, ettoffee, Bread Pudding, and Jambalaya!! CEST BON!!
We also will be sampling later on the trip authentic cajun treats, such as Boudin and EVERYBODY gets to peel a crawfish!

Private Alligator Bayou Cruise:   We hop aboard our luxurious covered, open air 21 foot SunCruiser pontoon boat, with couch seating, bimini top, for refreshments in our cupholders and a little cajun music in the background. We will cruise down the river and go feed "GASTON" the local bayou alligator. Then we head on down the bayou to wa-weez.

Authentic Bayou Bar:  We head down the origional cajun highway and look at the amazing nature, go over the history of the settlement of the cajuns at Vermilionville. We will see all forms of louisiana animal and plant life as well as gorgeously landscaped grounds of some of the local aristocracy. We Arrive at WA WEEZ on the River in Milton. Here we will be having a local louisiana beer and relaxing with the locals on the large wooden deck which over looks the bayou. We will also be teaching crawfish peeling lessons and everybody gets to eat a little boudin!!


Live Accordion Music
  is Played and We go over the basic differences between Cajun, Zydeco and Swamp Pop. We also will be teaching dance lessons to anyone who would be interested in learning as well