October 23, 2013

Travel day from Duson, LA

To Ocean Springs, MS (A little slice of paradise)

We woke up to sunny skies and with it a change in mood.  Hallelujah.

The sun rejuvenates the soul-I just couldn’t imagine staying someplace without sunshine for more than a couple of days.

Having packed and unpacked so many times in the past week I was on auto-pilot as we got to ready to leave. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monte has his chores (mostly outdoor) and I have mine. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Frog City RV Park, Duson, LA

Back on the road we chatted back and forth using our walkies mostly commenting on the change in scenery.

  Just a few days ago the drive was monotonous driving through what seemed like endless desert.  The green trees and blue swampy waters were a pleasant change.

 

Accidents-We haven’t gone by one day without passing at least one accident scene.  People driving too fast-talking on the phone-TEXTING-And in general driving recklessly by darting in and out of traffic.

We had originally planned on spending a couple of days in New Orleans but after discussing the pros and cons (expense) we decided to skip it this time.  We had already toured the city back in 2009 so we didn't feel like we would be missing out on anything. 

We passed over the state line into Mississippi

 and stopped at the Visitor Center

 

housed in what appears to be a grand old Southern home on palatial well manicured grounds.

 

 

 

 

Back on the road again we stopped at Camping World around lunchtime. 

I asked Monte to limit his browsing time to a half hour because I wanted to get to our final destination for the day at a reasonable time.

Cat prints from our stay at Turtle Bayou.  I suppose I should be grateful the cats only left prints.

The remainder of the drive was uneventful but pleasant. 

 

 

We arrived at the Davis Bayou Campground (part of the Gulf Islands National Seashore operated by the National Park Service) at 5PM. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 The campground host instructed us to choose a site and then fill out the registration form and place the fee envelope in the Metal Ranger.

We found a great spot without any trees to hinder our satellite reception.  It took some maneuvering but Monte expertly got us in the site.  It took a couple of rows of blocks to level the rig.  When he plugged in our surge guard he discovered there was no power.  WHAT!

When we informed the camp host of the problem she told us that a few other people had encountered the same problem.  Her only explanation was the crew who had cut the grass earlier in the day had run over or disturbed something.  An electrician was scheduled to come in the morning to check it out.  That wasn’t going to help us tonight.

Monte took the surge protector and walked the loop checking the connections at other sites that were available and would accommodate our size rig.

We were lucky to find another site that was big enough and had enough clearance from overhead braches so as not to obstruct our satellite reception. 

We planned on staying at least a week and being able to watch TV was important to me.

 

 

We set up in our new site quickly.  The satellite works great as does the TV antenna for local channels. 

This park is a little slice of paradise (especially after some of the DUMPS we have stayed in the past week) and with Monte’s Senior Pass we are only paying $11/night for a site with 50AMP and water.  There is a communal dump station and bathhouse with free showers. 

We are really looking forward to riding our bikes, exploring the nearby Gulf Coast cities and just relaxing.