Days #73-74 of Our Epic Trip

1-13-2024
H: 53°F L: 35°L
TLC Wolf River Resort, Pass Christian, Mississippi

We decided to have a relaxing day and just tinker with things at our campsite. I made a collard greens soup (it turned out great!) and more soy milk.

There is a nature trail from our campground to Wolf River. Everywhere we go there are signs to beware of the alligators and to not feed the alligators. The lady from the campground office who showed us the different campsites to choose from said that she saw an alligator stalking a camper’s small dog. We have yet to see an alligator while we have been in the south not even in Florida. We’re starting to think alligators are the Sasquatch of the south.

There were some people hanging out by the river, the self-proclaimed River Rats, also known as Tammy, Dave, and Tom. Tom is really into making music and had two steel tongue drums that Daniel and I enjoyed playing.

We heard from the excavator, Dan Funk, that the weather was finally nice so he was able to get his equipment up to our property and will start work soon. Yay!

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1-14-2024
H: 61°F L: 37°F
TLC Wolf River Resort, Pass Christian, Mississippi

We had an adventure day and started off by going to a Dirt Cheap store. Daniel got a small water hose for $1 and a smoke detector for $3.

Then we went to The University of Southern Mississippi to see the Friendship Oak in Hattiesburg, MS. It has been dated to 1487 and “was a sapling when Columbus sailed into the Caribbean and was fully grown by Napoleon’s reign”. Legend has it that friends who stand in the tree’s shade will remain friends for life. I collected an acorn (I restrained myself – only one acorn).

Next we drove into Biloxi, MS to Davis Bayou Area Gulf Islands National Seashore. The boys, especially Marcel, seem to have excess energy right now so a hike was needed. It was really pretty and we hiked to the site of a dining hall used for Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) during the Great Depression. Only parts of the foundation were left. For some reason I’m just fascinated by the CCC and all the work young men did across our country including planting 2.3 billion trees, building dams, and improving parks and forest areas.

We ended the day with a walk down Fishbone Alley in Gulfport, MS and a couple drinks at a Kelly’s Sports Pub (I had the PB&J drink and it was delicious!). The town of Gulfport was damaged during Hurricane Katrina in 2005. During reconstruction, they found brick pavers from 1908 under the asphalt. They created Fishbone Alley to revitalize the downtown area and share a little history. They also had local artists create artwork on the walls.

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Stats

Expenses:

• Tow vehicle fuel: $0
• Campsite: $20 RPI
• Camping memberships: $7.46
• Food: $27.50

Miles driven: 74.4 (19.8 kWh)

Number of people asking about the Tesla pulling the camper: 0

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