Showing posts with label June 2018 Mississippi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label June 2018 Mississippi. Show all posts

Saturday, June 30, 2018

Saturday June 30th. Lots of stops today......



Here was the trip map and stops planned for the day:

As I write this there is a terrific thunderstorm!  We are right in the middle of the bright red storm, lots of lightning as well.


Today, I basically did Biloxi, Ms.  Did several stops on the Miss Gulf NHA, and did quite a few markers as well:







This is a Peter Toth head right before you enter Ocean Springs MS.  Been to several Toth sites.





This railroad car has been repainted all red since this photo was taken.





There were lots of old fine hotels and buildings back in the day.  A lot of them are on the NRHP listings.  

I also stopped in at MGM field, home of the Biloxi Shuckers, got a ball and pin, but no stamp!  I posted on Ballpark Stampeders, and got some immediate replies, looks like we'll have to go back! Beautiful new park downtown.  


I had inputted some incorrect addresses into the GPS, so I blew a few stops.  I got to the Biloxi Visitor's Center, Beauvoir, which was Jefferson Davis's home place, and there was a Presidential Library there; the O'Keefe Museum, the Maritime and Seafood Museum, and I missed out on the Airport Baggage Claim spot.  

Bette says she wants to come with me tomorrow, so we'll have to stop in at a Home Depot today so she can check out a Dremel Saw she has her eyes on .  

Plates today:





















Friday, June 29, 2018

June 29th Down to the Mississippi Gulf Coast for a week!

Short run today, 80 something miles on down to Ocean Springs, MS., so we can spend a week exploring the Mississippi Gulf Coast NHA.  Whole bunch of new stamp stops for this location!

According to the Garmin:
81.9 miles trip so far:1948.6  max speed:70 mph moving  Avg 48 mph:  Total time 2:22
Avg fuel consumption: 7.6 mpg  10 gallons used.  

Pulled into the Davis Bayou Campground, which we had prepaid, $77 for the week!  Got a handicapped spot for Bette, right next to the bathrooms/showers, got full TV on sat., no wifi, but we brought our own.  Got 5 stamps at the visitor center!  

After Bette showers, we are off to the post office to pick up 3 packages, then to a coin laundry, since we haven't done laundry in about 2 weeks!  

May try for a few marker sites.   

Lots to do in the next week!

Update, got to two locations for Miss. Gulf Coast NHA, and did several markers






Got stamps from Mary O'Keefe Cultural Art Center and Walter Anderson Museum of Art.
O'Keefe above, and Anderson below:

Saw several Ms. plates today: