Bye to the Hurricane Katrina chainsaw tree sculptures in Biloxi along highway 90....There's a wonderful story behind one of them, which is not pictured. One of the sculptures is a pair of angel wings...The story is that three people survived the hurricane by hanging onto an old oak tree for three hours while the storm raged over them. The angel wings were commissioned to be carved in gratitude as they felt there was a guardian angel watching over them that day as they survived the hurricane by hanging onto the tree. The tree died after the storm but the sculpture lives on in the town of Bay St. Louis.
Bye to the beautiful Hurricane Katrina Memorial in Biloxi close to these sculptures....
We heard some awful stories from residents sitting next to us at lunch one day, who had to leave the area when the hurricane hit...Thirty foot storm surge...Some homes surviving without a scratch, others totally gone...They had to stay out of their homes for a month before they could return to see what they had lost....
Bye to the weird and wacky tourist attraction bait---Sharkshead Souvenirs in Biloxi on that same highway 90...
Bye to Ocean Springs sunsets over the Gulf of Mexico....
We enjoyed our stay very much at the Davis Bayou Campground and would definitely come back here...There is lots more to see...But we have to move on...Texas, HO!
Until next time...see you on the road......
We have not been there since one year after Katrina, must head back thru there again it will be in much better shape. Certainly and interesting area.
ReplyDeleteAbita Springs Louisiana is one of our favourite areas.
I figured you might like that campground. You saw a lot of the area while you were there, and I hope you enjoyed a shrimp po-boy! :)
ReplyDeleteAnother place on our list. Thanks. Travel safely to Texas.
ReplyDeleteGet away from them Gators! I'd be worried about walking anywhere near water with them things around.
ReplyDeleteSafe travels to Texas.
Glad to hear that this is a nicer place than I'd been told. Several people said stay at the Gulf Islands National Seashore on the Florida side but not Mississippi. So I'm ditching that advice in light of your experience.
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