Ok in my last blog I said that we were going to visit my mom and dad in Mississippi. We left on Thursday evening and drove all night. My mom and dad live between Picayune and Kiln. We arrived about 12 the next day. We visited some and then went to Gulfport to one of the casinos and had some of the best seafood that I have ever eaten. It was an all you can eat buffet, and we got our fill on shrimp, crab legs, muscles, and of course dessert.
After we ate we each took $20.00 to play the slot machines. I ended up winning my 20 back; I think Bob lost about 10. Kevin was the big winner; he had 50 to the good when we left. When we left, dad drove us around Gulfport and showed us all of the buildings that he had helped build.
The next morning we got up and drove into the French Quarter, walked around, took a few pictures. We stopped at lunch and had some shrimp Po’boy sandwiches. Walked around some more and left about 3. As we drove home we noticed the police were setting up the barricades by the roads. Originally we were going back the French Quarter, but decided against it.
After we got home dad and Bob decided to take a nap, so mom, Kevin and I decided to go to the gulf and do some swimming. We drove on along I-10, found a spot and walked along the beach and started walking in the water. We walked for about 15 minutes and the water hardly was over our waists. We did swim but there was oddness about the water. The water was very hot and had a sticky consistency. We started picking up shells and they had hermit crabs in them. Thought it was best to leave them. We went home and got dad and Bob and went out to eat again at Ryan’s in Kiln.
The next morning when I got out of bed I turned on the T.V. and all of the stations was reporting that Katrina was a category 5. When mom and dad woke up I told them about Katrina and we decided it was a good time to leave.
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