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Sunday, February 5th
– Wednesday, February 8th
Davis Bayou
Campground – Gulf Islands National Seashore, Mississippi
After an easy drive out of Florida and into Mississippi, we
arrived at the Gulf Islands National Seashore and setup our RV at the Davis
Bayou campground. We were fortunate to find out about this campground from a
fellow RVer in Salt Springs. Since this is a Federal campground, we were able
to use out Senior National Parks pass and get a 50% discount. The campground
was very spacious with a nice shower house and friendly camp host. We rode our
bikes around the park to discover the layout and trails. The next day we were
prepared for the major storm that was forecast for that day. We hunkered down
in the camper with the dogs and waited out the storm. For the second time on
this trip, we were under tornado warnings for most of the storm front. This was
the storm that produced tornados in east New Orleans. We were fortunate that it
was not that bad as it rolled over us. After that, the weather cleared and
cooled down. The next day we were able to ride our bikes around the area on a
designated bike trail. It was nice for a good workout and getting outside. This
park was a few miles east of Biloxi. One day we drove over to Biloxi and
checked out the area. Davis Bayou is located in the town of Ocean Springs, MS.
This was a very nice historic town, which had a beautiful beach along the bay shore.
We spent some time there walking the dogs and enjoying the nice weather and
sunset. After four days there, we were ready to head to the Big Easy.
Thursday February 9th – Sunday, February 12th
Bayou Segnette State Park – New Orleans, Louisiana
For the next adventure we headed west to New Orleans,
Louisiana. We decided to stay on the south west side of the city at a nice
State Park, so we could easily get into the French Quarter and have some fun. Friday,
the next day, we went into the city. There is a passenger ferry that leaves the
south side and crosses the Mississippi River and lands right near the French
Quarter. The ferry ride was easy and fun, a short walk to the French Quarter.
We first went to lunch as we were both starving. Oceana was a typical NOLA
restaurant with Cajun food and a lovely courtyard, which we enjoyed very much. We
explored the Quarter, saw all the famous sites and visited a couple of bars. Since
Mardi Gras was less than a week away, the Quarter was preparing for the big
Carnival. Some of the early krewes were already practicing throwing beads from the
balconies, so we caught some beads and didn’t even have to show any body parts!
There were the typical street performers and musicians. Some were very talented
in their specialties. It was a lot of fun seeing NOLA again, it had been since
before Katrina that we had visited there together. Kurt decided to go back into
the Quarter the next night, as the first parade was scheduled. I didn’t want to
go, that stuff is too crazy for me. He had a good time, but was disappointed in
the krewe, as they were not as good as he expected. Very crude and primitive
floats and messages. However, he did enjoy the city for Mardi Gras.
On Sunday, we drove down to Houma to visit with Kurt’s
extended family who all live there. His sister-in-law, Helen, had a get
together at her home. All the family members were there, Kurt’s nieces and
nephews and their families. It was a great time, good food (including raw
oysters) and a nice time seeing them all again. We truly enjoyed our visit
there, it’s too bad we don’t get to see them often enough. Maybe we could get
some of them to move to Florida….
We continue our trek westward, on to Texas for some adventures
there.
