11Dec 2014 by Lboll

Mississippi/Louisiana

Traveling

As in my last post I will say again that Joe and I have so much to be thankful for and we remind ourselves every day. As we travelled along the gulf coast in Mississippi and Louisiana it was apparent just how fortunate we are. Hurricane Katrina happened in 2005 and the devastation it left behind was still apparent along the gulf coast in these two states. We stayed at Buccaneer State Park in Waveland, MS which sits right on the gulf. Waveland was 97% destroyed in 2005. As we drove from Waveland to the town of Bay St. Louis we were amazed at businesses that were still in ruins. Many stilts were standing where houses use to sit on top of them. We did a little research to look…

Thanksgiving – 2014

Traveling

It’s the day before Thanksgiving and we have so much to be thankful for. We are presently at a Corp of Engineers Park, Twiltley Branch Campground, in Collinsville, Mississippi. The temperature is 60 and there isn’t a cloud in the sky. We are sitting on the shore of Okatibbee Lake watching the fisherman out our back window. There are very few people in this gorgeous park so it is very quiet. We will enjoy our view and the quietness for the next five days before heading farther south. We left Crossville, TN on Nov. 21st after a nine day stay at a KOA waiting for our slide to be fixed. So much wasted time when you have to get the warrantee work approved first. First the dealer has to get…

The Great Mississippi River

Campgrounds

Here I am the first part of August going back to catch-up on our blog for the end of April. I’d just skip this time but I have to write a little about our trip along the Mississippi River coming from Ohio back to Minnesota. We were fortunate to find this beautiful Corp of Engineer Campground on the Mississippi River in Thomson, IL. This was a fantastic find. Not only was it just $9.00 a night (with our senior pass) but we had a site right on the river that was fabulous. This park was exceptional not only because of the many sites on the river but they had a very large section that was first come sites. We have discovered with our traveling that if you go into a…