To the Coast!

From Memphis, we traveled South to the gulf coast. We made a long stop along the way for a work meeting and lunch. We had a hard time finding a place to park in this small town, and ended up at the lot of some Union workers. It was a small building, and a small, empty lot when we got there. During the meeting, very dressed up people started pouring in with their cars and their fancy shoes. At one point a limo and security-looking SUV pulled in, perhaps with another "official" looking vehicle. I'm glad nobody was too bothered by our presence. It looked like a big deal!

We drove quite well until we were about an hour away from our destination -- TJ got pissed, and needed that booby NOW! We pulled over and fed her in the parking lot of a Methodist Church in the middle of the country.

We arrived at a Ntl Park in Ocean Springs, MS. It was all swampy, and luscious and green. It was night-time when we arrived, and we were slightly bummed that we never get anywhere early enough to see where we are. We got over it soon enough. We built a fire, roasted tofurky kielbasas and smores. There were tons of animal noises, but nothing we felt a photo would capture well, so no photos of that.

Next, it was off to the visitor's area of Ocean Springs, and went directly to the Walter Anderson museum. He is such an inspiration to me. I could never leave life behind the way he did to embrace nature, but the depth in which he embraced it is moving, and his art is magnificent.

We ate at a strange restaurant that was delicious and had a lovely and friendly waiter. The bosses daughter followed her around and helped her. They were a fun team. We also stopped at a small local grocery. It was quite minimal, but very nice. We got a few things we needed.

There was just enough time to treck over to the Penny Pincher and see my old work-mates. It was so delightful visiting with them, and I became teary and sentimental a number of times. I suppose I was a blip in their busy lives, but they were a very significant blip in mine. I know they have fond memories of me, and that they did enjoy our visit. I only hoped we knew that we had more time. It would have been nice to have planned a bit better, seen Rex and the kids, chatted more and perhaps build a fire.

The sun was setting fast when we left, so we drove over to a large and lovely RV park in Waveland for the night.