Merry Christmas Everyone!
Sure hope you had a great day and that Santa was good to you! We had a very quiet holiday but we talked to family, had a delicious turkey dinner, and visited we other folks here in the RV park. So all and all, not a bad day.
The Mississippi Gulf Coast region is known for its beautiful golf courses, great casinos and miles and miles of sandy beaches. We partook in all three this past week. Jim and I gave it our best shot at the Great Southern Golf course. A,s you can see from the pictures, this course, which boasts being the oldest in Mississippi (1908) is located directly across from the Gulf. During Hurricane Katrina, the clubhouse and much of the course was destroyed by the wind and 32ft waves that came crashing on shore. While all but two of the greens are completely refurbished, the clubhouse as yet to be built.
While walking along the beach in Biloxi, we noticed wood carvings across the road on the boulevard that runs along side the beach. We learned these carvings have been etched out of the remains of the beautiful oaks that lined the boulevard prior to Katrina. There are probably as many as twenty at various points along the way. As you can tell from our blog of late, the devastation caused by Katrina is still very evident. Not all is negative though, there has been a great deal of reconstruction in this area with new homes and retail structures popping up everywhere. Surprisingly, the light house that guided ships into Biloxi Bay for more than 100 years is still standing; the Visitors Center behind it is in the process of being rebuilt.
We tried to take pictures at the casino, but apparently that's not a good thing in this part of the world, so we quickly put the camera back in my purse. And no - we did not win the million - just donated to the cause (I wonder if that's a tax deduction (LOL)).
This week will bring more of the same I suspect but at a different golf course and casino. Of course, the touristy thing will have to be worked around the World Junior tournament - Eh, O Canada Go!
See you next week. Happy New Year!
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Merry Christmas. It's great to hear your road stories. Saw Scott and Heather the other day at Dave's. Bad news though.... he hasn't changed a bit!!!
We're doing good up here in the cold. The peanut is getting quite big now. Only 2 months to go. Oh... and it's a she if you didn't hear already. We'll keep you posted of any developments on the baby front.
Have a great New Year and a safe trip.
Steve, Krista, Haley, and peanut.
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