Blogs from Mississippi, United States, North America - page 15

I slept good last night, the extra blanket did he trick. When we were all out of our tents Bob said that was the best night of camping he had and he didn't want to do another. The problem there are no motels in our next stop but they did rent cabins or campers at the campground. When we finally called for reservatations they had rented the last one no more than a half hour earlier, Bob's heart just sank. We were on the road by 9:30, Bill & Rita had warned there was nothing on the road for the next 50 miles. They were right! We passed miles and miles of trees and a occasional house. We stopped in the town of Laure for lunch. This "town" consisted of one church and some type of ... read more

The day started early with breakfast downstairs before I headed to the Hertz place to collect our Hire Car. They gave me a Buick Enclave which is a stationwagon that is large enough and has really nice interor. It’s raining in New Orleans this morning so good to be leaving town on NYE and heading north to Jackson which is the capital city of Mississippi. The drive took about 3.5 hours and as we crossed the border leaving Louisiana we stopped by a welcome centre which had a lovely lady who offered me coffee and maps / information etc. Kerry said she was Dolly Parton’s sister (without he gifts !) as she gave us all a Mississippi pin and a Happy NYE farewell y’all. The rain had eased on the drive and we had overcast skies ... read more

Friday, 12 November, 2010 We got up early and drank coffee and ate fresh biscuits from the marina store. Just after 8:30 we headed out again, following the marked channel from the marina that winds through the swamp back to the main channel. We had a short wait at Aberdeen Lock, just a mile downriver from the entrance to the marina. Then we just putt-putted along until we reached Stennis Lock around 2:00. We anchored for the night in Luxapalila Creek, not far from some barges that were secured to dolphins along the north side of the creek. We felt pretty safe, assuming that since it was Friday night and the barges appeared empty, there would be no activity overnight. There is a boat ramp nearby, and the parking lot is lighted, so we had marks ... read more

Monday, 8 November, 2010 We dawdled this morning since we were just going across Yellow Creek to Aqua Yacht Harbor Marina. Once there, we took on 84.55 gallons of fuel before tying up at the transient dock. After lunch we borrowed the courtesy car and the four of us went to Walmart in Corinth, MS. Sara and Trevor needed to replenish supplies and Kerry was looking for a new transducer for the depth finder. When he couldn’t find one, he just ordered one from Amazon to be delivered to Demopolis. After supper we enjoyed hot showers before turning in early. Tuesday, 9 November, 2010 We were up early, but fog again kept us from leaving until nearly nine. We are finally heading south on the TennTom. It was not far to the Divide Cut, a man-made ... read more

9-19-10 Spent half the day today trying to find an authorized service center for the air conditioners. The front one quit working entirely, and now the back one has developed a leak...not a good thing when the weather is over 90 degrees with about 85% humidity. Drove around to see if we could find a place that had football on. Ended up at The Dock Bar & Grill. It was right on the water, does, in fact, have a dock, so I could watch the boats while G watched football. It was located on the “back bay” of Biloxi. Then Glenn played cards for a bit in the early evening while I sat on the beach in my lawn-chair with my toes in the sand. 9-20-10 Called Mike at Power Source RV Repair this morning and ... read more