The
Davis Bayou of the Gulf Islands National Seashore is just a bit south of Ocean
Springs, which is the eastern-most point of the 26 miles scenic drive along the
gulf coast. We enjoyed the drive, going through Biloxi,
Gulfport, Long
Beach, Pass Christian, and Bay St. Louis.
One
of the first things we noticed was how high
some of the homes were built – much higher than those we saw in Louisiana, and
the second thing we noticed was large areas of vacant lots, with what appeared
to at one time had homes (and large opens at that, since there were quite a few multimillion dollar plantation homes along the route). We learned at the
Biloxi Visitor’s Center that these are both the result of Hurricane Katrina
(2005) ~ homes that were deemed 50% or more destroyed would only receive money
to rebuild if rebuilt on high stilts, which made no sense for the plantation
homes, and only those with 50% or less damage could be fixed as-is, no stilts
needed.
One
strange, yet popular, attraction in Biloxi is the lighthouse in the middle of
the road – placed there before the road was built, and just like an old oak
tree; the periphery was built around it.
We enjoyed lunch at a popular restaurant around
here ~ Shaggy’s ~ Brad enjoyed a Caesar salad with local shrimp and Suzanne had
just a regular ‘ole sandwich, not being a shrimp eater.
We walked the beach a bit ~ the sand is quite fine and soft, the water this time of year a bit cool, but swimmable (in Suzanne’s opinion, not Brad’s).
Easy and affordable - no matter where you are!
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