10-12 thru 10-18 2014 Davis Bayou Camp 128 Ocean Springs, Ms.

10-12-14 SUNDAY CAMP 128 DAVIS-BAYOU
On the road at 0930 Sunday morning from Evergreen, Al.. 140 miles today. Usually Sunday traffic is light but the last half of this drive had a lot of traffic. We made really good time and arrived at Davis Bayou National Park in Ocean Springs, Ms at 1330.
Setup was a breeze, we had a nice level site and in the shade. It was 88F so the shade was welcome. The drive into the park was real woodsy, hard to believe it's right in town. It'll be easy to do our shopping as most of the stores are less than a mile to the campsite.
Monday was a good visit day. Our friends from Mich. Are hosting here. Jerry & Kathy started “ workamping “ a little over a year ago and love it. This is their 3^rd or 4^th gig. . We all managed to chit chat for hours getting caught up on our adventures.
This Davis-Bayou National Park is on the smallish side compared to other National Parks. There's only a limited number of campsites with water & electric, there's a dump available. As is true with most National Parks everything is clean. The best part is I get my geezer discount, 50% off !! Last week the area had the “Cruisin' The Coast Festival” and every RV Park in the area was full up. We saw that festival a few years ago and I heard this year was it's biggest. We saw a lot of antique cars heading North on Sunday when we were Southbound.
Monday night a serious storm pounded the area. We monitored the weather closely as there were tornado watches issued. About 2130 the warnings were cancelled but the rain and lightning continued for about 6 more hours. We left our shades open and enjoyed the show. This morning the news reported there were 1000 lightning strikes per hour at the height of the storm and some areas had 3” of rain. When we got up at 0800 the roads were dry in the park and by 0830 the sun was shining again. Gonna be 88F today.
TUESDAY THRU SUNDAY
Took the motorcycle out of the trailer and rode around the area. This was the 1^st time for me to unload the bike from the trailer and it was a lot easier than I thought it would be. Now I'm hoping I can get it back in ! The 5MPH speed limit in the park makes driving the bike a little slow. It's much easier to ride a little faster.
The area around the park is very woodsy and beautiful. The area outside the park is busy. I remember coming thru this area 5 years ago and a lot of cleanup was still in progress from hurricane damage. You'd be amazed how much has been rebuilt. Hard to believe it's the same area !
Our mail has finally caught up with us. I think it's been 2 months since I had it forwarded. As usual 90% was junk. Recieved a few packages of stuff that was ordered a few weeks ago. ( motorcycle accessories ). We use Passport America mail service and as always, they do a good job.
We went to a flea market today ( Sunday ) with our friends Jerry & Kathy. A lot of junk but no treasures. Stopped on the way back to camp for some ice cream, found out it was homemade. Yummy !! Also found a fresh shrimp supplier. Gonna get some this week.
There's all kinds of good weather this week and forcasted for all next week. It's about time.
REMEMBER, LIVE YOUR DREAMS AS TIME GOES BY QUICKLY !!

Charlie& Heather