Two week ago I went with Tommy's Mom and Grandma to Biloxi, Mississippi. They've always wanted me to come along but because of other trips or having to miss too many days of work, I haven't been able to go. They go to get away and to gamble. Now, I am not a gambling woman :) But I knew it would be fun to experience something different. Let me just say you would never know that our country is facing economic hard times if you could go inside one of these places! I had never been to Mississippi so that's another state I can mark off of my list. It was extremely hot down there but I made good use of the pool! It was nice just to sit back and relax. No agenda, no schedules, and no dinner to cook! We had a great time together and I enjoyed being with them. Tommy's Grandma has been battling lung cancer for almost 2 years now and she's not doing well so I treasure the time that I got to spend with her. Here are some pictures from our trip.
Where we stayed
The Hard Rock Casino next door to us
The beaches of Biloxi (the oil was 13 miles off the coast at this point)
Last week, Tommy, my mom, and myself went to the Outer Banks of NC. We had a great time! Tommy had never been so we gave him the tour! We started at Currituck on Monday and came down to Kitty Hawk. Then we went further south to Cape Hatteras and eventually made it to my favorite island of Ocracoke!
Tommy is afraid of heights but he rose to the challenge and climbed the lighthouses with us; you can only climb Currituck and Hatteras. The view from the top was beautiful and well worth the 12 story climb :) We also went to the Wright brothers memorial (first in flight) and did some fishing at Hatteras. Ocracoke is a small island, only 14 miles long. However, the "town" is only 1.5 miles long so everyone walks or rides a bike or has a golf cart. It was hot (heat index at 105) but it is so peaceful there. Everything closes around 6:00 at night, even the restaurants close at 10. You can hang out on the docks and talk to the locals which was a lot of fun. During the day we took a boat over to Portsmouth island and rode on ATVs. That was a lot of fun. We found a lot of shells, even the rare scotch bonnet, and saw the empty town of Portsmouth (basically the hurricanes ran everyone away).
The funny thing about being there, we had no cell phone coverage. It was so nice! Tommy's work constantly calls him when he is away so it was nice to not have to worry with the phone ringing. However, we did remember that we hadn't told our social worker we were going anywhere so we were relieved once we hit "land" and didn't have a call from her.
Wright Brothers Memorial
Bodie Lighthouse (obviously under construction)
We made it!
The baby shark
The stingray (we actually caught 2 of these)
Ocracoke Lighthouse
Getting ready for the ATV riding at Portsmouth
Tommy is afraid of heights but he rose to the challenge and climbed the lighthouses with us; you can only climb Currituck and Hatteras. The view from the top was beautiful and well worth the 12 story climb :) We also went to the Wright brothers memorial (first in flight) and did some fishing at Hatteras. Ocracoke is a small island, only 14 miles long. However, the "town" is only 1.5 miles long so everyone walks or rides a bike or has a golf cart. It was hot (heat index at 105) but it is so peaceful there. Everything closes around 6:00 at night, even the restaurants close at 10. You can hang out on the docks and talk to the locals which was a lot of fun. During the day we took a boat over to Portsmouth island and rode on ATVs. That was a lot of fun. We found a lot of shells, even the rare scotch bonnet, and saw the empty town of Portsmouth (basically the hurricanes ran everyone away).
The funny thing about being there, we had no cell phone coverage. It was so nice! Tommy's work constantly calls him when he is away so it was nice to not have to worry with the phone ringing. However, we did remember that we hadn't told our social worker we were going anywhere so we were relieved once we hit "land" and didn't have a call from her.
Currituck Lighthouse
The view from the top
Wright Brothers Memorial
Bodie Lighthouse (obviously under construction)
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse
We made it!
The baby shark
The stingray (we actually caught 2 of these)
Ocracoke Lighthouse
Getting ready for the ATV riding at Portsmouth
It looks like you had a great time at both places! I've never been to Biloxi, but I hear it's beautiful and I'm so glad you had a chance to spend time with Tommy's grandma. I absolutely love the Outer Banks. I haven't been in years, and your pictures make me want to book a trip.
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