Blogs from Biloxi, Mississippi, United States, North America

When we left Nelda's we drove over to Keesler AFB, MS (in Biloxi) to see our grandson Tyler. He had graduated from Air Force boot camp in March and we were not able to be there, but we wanted to spend some time with him. He is going through Radio Frequency School and will be in MS until October. He still does not know where he will be going for his first permanent duty station. He signed up for six years, and we pray that he will make a career of it. He said that if he decides to stay, he wants to have his Bachelor's degree by the end of his 6 years and then get his commission as a 2nd Lieutenant. We called him after getting checked into base housing and he said he ... read more

We have decided to leave Biloxi on 1/1/14, weather permitting. We will have one overnight in the panhandle of Florida and expect arrival to our destination in Fort Myers sometime onThursday afternoon/evening. We are both looking forward to the warmer weather. On Friday, the 20th, we decided to take a ride on 90 west to Bay St. Louis, MS. We went into ‘Old Town’ and checked out all of the antique/consignment shops. In one shop, the owner told us of an auction scheduled for that evening in a neighboring town to us (Gulfport). Then it was time for us to head back to the RV park for our Christmas lunch/dinner. Our Christmas lunch/dinner at the RV park was nice, but relatively short. Dinner consisted of ham, cornbread stuffing, sweet potato casserole, green bean casserole, cranberries and ... read more

Ahhhhh……..it is 9:30 am (CST) on Sunday, the bed is made, the dishes are done, I am dressed and finishing my last few sips of my second cup of coffee. Jim is gone for a few hours to a local gun show and possibly a few other stops, which gives me some quiet time to compose my thoughts and let you know that we did, indeed make it to Biloxi, MS. We spent our first night, on the road, in Martinsburg, W.VA. in a Wal-Mart parking lot. Don’t know how cold in actually got that night – but I was sure glad that we had put a 2nd blanket (a wool) one on the bed. Also, I knew there was a good reason that I packed my flannel pj’s! I certainly needed them both that night! ... read more

Geo: 30.3954, -88.9728Weather was cooler today with temperatures between 10 and 12 C. So far our weather has been great. This morning it was sunny but turned to cloud and very windy anywhere near the shore. We travelled to Biloxi which is a major casino town. Obviously tourism and gambling is the source of income.We visited Beauvoir which is a National Historical Landmark and a Mississippi Historic Landmark. It was built by James Brown in 1852 and included many structures which were destroyed by Katrina in 2005. In fact the main house was turned sideways during the hurricane and the water was one foot above the main floor level. It has since been turned back and the damage repaired.The Browns fled inland with the onset of the Civil War. The property was sold by court auction ... read more

Thursday-August 23, 2012 Day 2 began with breakfast at the Blue & White Restaurant in Tunica before heading south to Biloxi. We had enjoyed both the Donut Tower and breakfast at the Blue & White on a previous trip, so knew what goodness awaited us. It took about 7 hours to get to the Gulf. We first stopped at Island View Casino in Gulfport, which turned out to be much larger and nicer than the Grand Biloxi where we were staying. We were in both Gulfport and Biloxi a couple of years before Hurricane Katrina, but couldn't really remember all that was along Beach Road at that time. Today the beach is a wide open expanse for miles, while there are both newly remodeled buildings, and open areas, some for sale, perhaps where homes stood before ... read more