The base is gorgeous! Palm trees and sand and sun! It's like 3 blocks from the gulf and just beautiful.
I didn't get pics on the way in I was too busy listening to the squawk boxes (Tom-Tom and Google Maps) for only the second time in the entire trip they were agreeing with each other.
As I came into Biloxi, I passed a little town called D'Ibervile (pronounced Dee Eye-ber-ville) then over the Back Bay of Biloxi, where off to the left you can see Biloxi Bay and to the right you can see Mullet Lake (yep definitely know your in Mississippi)
The only pics I got were at night after we finished supper at a local Cajun/Creole place called Cafe New Orleans (I highly recommend them it was good!)
The lights in this pic are from Bienville Blvd (AKA Hwy 90) beyond the bridge is Biloxi Bay.
Beyond the sand bars and islands in this picture is Mullet Lake.
Hubby and I went to a swanky little oyster place (Half Shell Oyster House) in Gulfport the first night. Kinda pricey but super sleek and jazzy and very nice without a toddler! Then off to the Shoppette (base Convenience store) where we got milk shakes and a movie out of the Redbox.
The majority of this trip was spent in hubby's dorm room, because he was working on homework, papers, and briefings (Air Force for speeches). He shares a bathroom with the guy next door. This dude cracked me up the entire time I was down there! The walls are soo thin you can hear everything. He would not shut up. Those of you who know me know I'm a talker (those of you who don't have read my blog posts and know this) this guy has me beat! He talked about Obama, the Bible, Religion, Reggae music, girls cheating on their men, Africa, CNN and I don't remember what else. At one point he was in the shower, and there were 3 male voices coming from the bathroom. Whether all of them were in the bathroom or he was talking to them with the bathroom door open was never figured out. His topics of discussion while in the shower Sumerian Law, natural disasters and some guy name Tyrone. I didn't get the pleasure of meeting him while I was down there, but I know where he stands on almost every current event in the free world. I also met the one guy he hangs out with the most, Jason, who's some kind of financial genius and is a 9 year Technical sergeant testing for Master Sergeant. He looks 13, but he's like 27. Like Will he's great with numbers but hates English and writing. That was basically my entire outside interactions while in Biloxi.
Will was happy to have me down there to help him with his work, but also to give him a chance to relax and a break from chow hall food. In addition to the oyster house and the Cajun joint, we tried to local pizza place Bootlegger's Pizza. Again highly recommend, excellent pizza. Lots of reviews on Yelp and Urban Spoon said try the seafood bread, so we did. Not a fan. Will liked it but I didn't. I think it was the mayo-esque sauce on it that did me in.
Aside from the culinary escapades the only thing that we did that was remotely interesting (well that you would find interesting) was the beach. Yes, it was January, but I have always found I don't care what time of the year I go to the beach I always enjoy it. It wasn't too bad, mid-60s light breeze and a beautiful sunset. Perfect!
The water was gorgeous! The sand was very different than the other beaches I've been too, mostly because its been lakes and rivers. In Washington the sand is gray and grainier, plus it smells like geoduck. (Animal lesson- a geoduck, pronounced goo-ee-duck, is a large ugly clam type animal For more info )
Anyway, the sand in Biloxi is white and fine and it was January and so I wore Cowboy boots on the beach. Or course, I took pictures cuz I'm kinda weird like that.
I also took a couple selfies and tried to get Will in on the action again, but Mr. Bad Hair Cut refused.
I've mentioned the water, but haven't really shown you any pictures so here they are.
No trip to the beach would be complete with out lighthouses. I saw 2 in Biloxi.
The first one is Biloxi Light. A 64 foot tall lighthouse located in the median on Hwy 90 at Porter Ave.
Built in 1848, it was one of the first cast iron lighthouses in the south. It has a brick foundation and is encased in cast iron. What makes it special is that for the majority of its active years it was kept by female lighthouse keepers. The keepers house was destroyed in 1969 by Hurricane Camille. During Hurricane Katrina it was damaged some of the interior bricks and windows were knocked out. It is open for tours and is an icon for the entire Mississippi coast.
The second lighthouse is the Broadwater Beach Marina Light
There isn't a lot of info on this lighthouse. It was built circa 1965 as part of the Broadwater Beach Resort and provided light for the marina run by that hotel. The hotel was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina and all of the Marina buildings. All that is left is the Lighthouse and the concrete foundations of the marina. The lighthouse is privately owned and supposedly still works.
It was an amazing trip. I haven't had a good road trip like that in a long time! I love to drive and I love to see something new. I'm having a blast being in the South again, and I love exploring Mississippi. I can't wait to go back, and actually see more of Biloxi. Beauvoir, the post-civil war home of Jefferson Davis is right on the coast and would be really cool to see. We saw his house in Richmond, VA when we visited several years ago, so this would be neat. There was a sign for a Hurricane Katrina Museum and I would love to learn more about the city's history and heritage.
I never thought too much about Katrina's impact on Biloxi, so much was said about New Orleans and the damage and tragedies there that I forgot about the surrounding areas. After seeing Biloxi, I'm intrigued. I can't wait to go back!
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