Friday (5/1) Left Mobile for New Orleans.  Went to a shed for lunch - yes, a shed (see picture.)  This is a barbeque place that we saw featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives that is located in Ocean Springs, MS.  It is nothing more than whatever the owner could find, nailed together.  There is more stuff, well actually junk, around this place that you can imagine.  The barbeque was excellent and the atmosphere was fun.  All I kept saying was "you could never duplicate this place."

Our next stop was at Beauvoir, the last home of Jefferson Davis, located in Biloxi, MS.  It had sustained damage (see picture) from Katrina but a $20 million restoration has just been completed (see picture.) This beautiful water front home is built on stilts and this is what helped to save the structure.  It served for an extended period of time as a home for Confederate veterans, their wives and their personal servant (i.e. African Americans.)  When the last of the veterans died, it was turned into a museum.   On the property approximately 800 of the home's residents are buried.

As we drove along the Gulf Coast, there were many places where the land was vacant and many vacant lots had foundations still visible.  The closer we got to New Orleans, the more damaged and abandoned structures we saw.  Clearly, there is still evidence of Katrina to be seen.

At the camp ground we met a very nice couple, Linda and Tony, who have traveled all over the world.  They spent 9+ years living on a boat.  They had a great little motor home that actually gets 22 to 23 miles per gallon.  That is better than we are getting and it looked pretty inviting with all that additional room.

In the evening, we went to see downtown New Orleans.  We went to Harrah's Casino and actually came home with a little more than we went in with.  I have to note this, as it almost never happens to us!