11/09/10 Tuesday

Tuesday – 11/09/10


Photos until we leave Gautier:   http://silverserenity.shutterfly.com/2313

Last night was a cold one. At 3:30 am it was 36*. It was quiet and there were no other RV’s in the parking lot.

8:45 am found us on the road again. Day two! We are still excited about the CA gig in January.

9:45 am was the Alabama state line. We stopped at the welcome station. Overnight parking is prohibited but they have dump stations at the rest areas. Good for you Alabama.

Tonight will end at Gautier, Mississippi. Thomas’ Mom and Dad have a waterfront lot there which is on a canal off the Gulf of Mississippi. They haven’t been here and years and have no idea of what the neighborhood now looks like.

During a call to Mom and Dad for the address, we found out that Elaine (Thomas’ sister) had knee replacement surgery on Monday. She is doing great! Today she even took 3 steps. Our thoughts are with you, Elaine, during your recovery.

Until Alabama, I really haven’t taken any photos. Maybe it was because I still felt like I was at home. Maybe it was because there just wasn’t anything really remarkable to see. Most of the landscape has been flat or slightly hilly.

The lower part of Alabama changed that. It was amazing how much water was inland. Swampland was everywhere.

After crossing into Mississippi, we needed gas. The price here is $2.779 so we only got $18 to get us farther into a town. Hopefully this will change soon.

Bayous were everywhere! The road is built up like a bridge. It’s easy to see why there could be so much destruction from a hurricane or serious storm.

4:15 pm found us in Gautier, Mississippi. Following Dad’s directions we went to what we thought was the property. After talking to a neighbor we are pretty sure this is it. We parked for the night on the road in front of the property which was on a cul de sac.

The lot was totally overgrown with no easy way to walk through it. We took some photos and will take more tomorrow. The neighbor told us we could walk through her property to the water.

Sleep well,

Brona and Thomas