Author Archives: Marsha Brecht

We are going to start gradually moving north now, hopefully get to Minnesota by the first of April.  Today we only went 30 miles, staying in Hammond, Louisiana, for the night. For lunch we found a family restaurant in town.  … Continue reading →

Remains of an old sugar mill. We left the casino RV park and went west to Fontainebleau State Park on the north shore of Lake Ponchartrain in Louisiana. It is a pretty park, large well groomed day use areas, sandy … Continue reading →

Another beautiful day for a parade.  There was a parade in Slidell, Louisiana, that we heard was supposed to be a good one, so we drove into Louisiana to see it.  We were there about three hours before the parade … Continue reading →

Big dog ready to party! It’s Mardi Gras season and the parades have begun.  New Orleans has several parades, but so do the smaller towns all around there.  We wanted to go see one in New Orleans but decided against … Continue reading →

Nothing much to blog about the last few days.  We’ve just been hanging out in the RV, walking around the park or venturing into the casino, and just watching other RV’s come and go which they do here all day … Continue reading →

We have moved inland a few miles.  Once it warmed up where we were the little black flies came out and started biting us, so forget that.  We are now staying at the Hollywood Casino RV Park in Bay St … Continue reading →

 Mississippi’s idea of a 4-way stop?  It’s so great to have all that nasty weather behind us.  It was a beautiful sunshiny 70 degree day today.  We drove around the area looking at a few other RV parks … Continue reading →

 What’s Left of the Water Slide We were ready for a change of scenery so we moved almost two hours west to Buccaneer State Park at Waveland, Mississippi.  It is also right on the shore of the Gulf of … Continue reading →

It was such a nice day today we went out to a nice seafood restaurant for lunch.  I had flounder… excellent fish…mmmm, and yes, expensive.  Then we drove around the park some more and back into town and the beach.  … Continue reading →

We decided to stay two more nights here at Gulf Island National Seashore since we like it and the weather is just beginning to warm up again.  There are some nature trails around the park, so we went for a … Continue reading →

 oops!  The first thing I do in the morning is to check the temperatures where my family lives.  I had a good laugh, this has to be a big mistake, there is no way it was 122F in … Continue reading →

The rain has stopped, the sky cleared, and the sun came out.  It’s still cold, and supposed to be a hard freeze tonight.  It’s strange hearing them say things on the radio like don’t go out, keep your pets inside, … Continue reading →

Gulf Island National Seashore National Park The last few days have been cold and quiet.  We’re just killing time, waiting for the weather to warm up.  Yesterday we never left the campground.  We did find a little nature trail and … Continue reading →

Today we decided to drive around to see what we could see.  We found ourselves on the Gulf Coast Scenic Drive along the Gulf of Mexico.  This area, the southern coast of Mississippi, was hit hard by hurricane Katrina, and … Continue reading →

The weather has improved for now but there’s another storm system on the way in the next few days.  We left the Vicksburg area and drove south to Big Biloxi Recreation Area in the De Soto National Forest in southern … Continue reading →

 Another freezing night and more freezing rain.  The trees were all covered in ice this morning but the roads were clean and dry.  We told the park office we would stay one more night as we wanted to see a … Continue reading →

There was some freezing rain over night, but it let up and warmed up by noon so we ventured out to explore the historic Vicksburg some more.  We found the Biedenharn Museum of Coca-Cola Memorabilia.  This is the restored 1890 … Continue reading →

 It’s freezing cold here today and we did have a little sleet.  Not bad at all compared to the rest of our country that is having the biggest blizzard ever!  We decided to stay where we are for two more … Continue reading →

Bald Cypress Swamp  It was a cold and windy night, but we kept comfortable by running the furnace in the RV.  We got up early and continued on our way down the Natchez Trace Parkway.  As we head further south … Continue reading →

Natchez Trace in the Rain Today was a rainy day, but we can’t complain as the rest of the country is getting a blizzard.  The wind picked up a little and the overnight temperature is dropping below freezing.    We drove … Continue reading →