CYCLE ZYDECO 2024 April (2-) 3-7
Discount codes: KRAZY4CZ
2024 ROUGH OUTLINE
With the KC weather taking a turn toward absolute 0°K
(not too close yet) it may be time to turn your attention to
springtime rides. May I suggest Cyle Zydeco scheduled for April 3-7,
2024. The way we have done this is:
Tuesday (April 2) – Drive KC to Shreveport, LA.
Wednesday – Drive on to Lafayette – Stops in Natchitoches and Opelouses on the way.
Wednesday Night – CZ Sponsored Kick off party and post
activities on our own (Blue Moon
probably)
Thursday thru Sunday – the ride – see the Cycle Zydeco site
for details
Sunday Night – We have seen a show at the Feed and Seed . I’m not sure the calendar works this year.
Monday (April 8) – Travel back to KC.
The solar eclipse is on April 8th and has good viewing in
Arkansas. We would be right there.
I HAVE BEEN GIVEN A
9% DISCOUNT CODE: KRAZY4CZ
Feel free to pass
this on to friends who may want to go, too.
APPROXIMATE INFO FOR 2024
(2023 INFO BEGINNING TO BE MODIFIED)
not trustworthy yet
The KC Crazies (we dubbed
ourselves that a few years ago) leave as a loosely gathered group on Tuesday
for Shreveport, LA (approx 550 miles) and overnight there. Wednesday we travel on to Lafayette (another
200+ miles) with a couple stops on the way – see below.
1st LEG : April 2 Grandview
to Shreveport: 539 miles (I’m using Grandview as an arbitrary starting
point)
Off route a little and just north of the Arkansas line is Macadoodles, a liquor store that has been a traditional stop. They have an extensive selection of beers, liquor and wines as well as a gas station.
It looks like our traditional
lunch stop in Ft. Smith no longer exists.
We will see what we can find or feel free to research on your own.
IN SHREVEPORT:
THE LISTINGS FOR SHREVEPORT ARE FROM 2023. DON'T ACT ON THESE UNTIL THEY HAVE BEEN UPDATED.
Hotel:
Wingate
by Wyndham – Shreveport Airport:
318-686-0102; 6245 Westport Ave, Shreveport, LA 71129
Dinner: Nicky’s Mexican Restaurant
: 318-671-0811
The plus here is that just across the parking lot from our hotel is Nicky’s where traditional group dinner happens. Tuesdays there are Margarita specials and BOGO enchilada specials. It’s nice to be able to walk (or be carted) back to the hotel after a few (perhaps too many) margaritas.
2nd LEG: Shreveport
to Lafayette: 214 miles +/-
First
Stop – Natchitoches (“Steel Magnolias” filmed there) : 77 miles
Lasyone’s
Meat Pies : 622 2nd St,
Natchitoches, LA 71457
Kaffie-Frederich Inc
Hardware Store – lots of cool stuff
Lots of other sites to see.
Lasyone's
SECOND STOP-Opelousas: 123 miles from Natchitoches
DO NOT SPEED THRU WASHINGTON!
Billy's Boudin & Cracklin : 904 Short Vine St, Opelousas, LA 70570
LAST STOP – Blackham Coliseum, 2330 Johnston St, Lafayette, LA 70503 : 24 miles
REFER TO CYCLE ZYDECO'S WEB SITE FOR TOUR INFO
AFTER THE TOUR SUNDAY EVENING
If this band is in town I plan to be there. Their usual schedule is to play on the second Sunday of the month at the Feed and Seed in Lafayette. That would be April 14th, not the 7th.. I'm checking to see if there is another option.
I love this kind of mucic and they are great.