Good call, John. I made some suggestions that were family friendly as his 12 y.o and 18 y.o dtrs are in tow.

WHAT? Bourbon Street's not family friendly? I brought my daughter out on Bourbon later that night and she was probably younger than 12 then. told her to have fun but just stay close enough I can see her and grab her in case someone does anything stupid, not to go any farther in than the front door of the strip joints, and never accept Hurricanes from strangers in the French Quarter unless they are drinking from the same glass and we should leave before last call rolls around to avoid the drunk and belligerent yankee tourists. you know... the typical father to young daughter advice while spending quaility time together.

Oh they're looking forward to Bourbon St;) Warned them about the street scams (I bet you $5 where I know you got your shoes...:D)

Well we made it to The Shed! What a place, at first the Daughter said no way am I eating there!!!! But we placed her order and now she wants to go back!

Another good call Jim!

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LOL...your girls are pretty proper young ladies. I was kinda worried about recommending off the wall local places. Did they have entertainment...I mean other than the patrons?:D

Food OK?

Oh yeah...thought you might like this about the Shed, Craig. May banish the thread to PARF;) Tea Party held a fund raiser trhere:D

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Gulfport.........
 

The last time I was in Gulfport was for Seabee boot camp. Unfortunately the time there included riding out hurricane Camile! I imagine things have changed somewhat since 1969! I wonder if they ever got the large freighters off the highway and all the saltwater fish out of the swimming pools?


Congratulations on having a Seabee in the family!

Katrina took care of that:(

Stopped at The Shed today.. awesome as usual..

Gulfport or Ocean Springs?

Hey Craig...how was NOLA?

mmm port-o-call. Drool.

Ocean Springs... exit 57..

Hmmmm....sounds like the coon azzes kidnapped the Craigster and fambly. Time to get in da pirot and go down da bayou tree mebbe two mile and see if dey wid Boudreaux an' Thibadeaux eatin' 'gator gumbo:D

I had to fly back to MI and take care of some problems at work! j/k

Had a great yesterday in NOLA, just restin up today: I likie "stroll'rs"

A lot of Daiquiris goin on in this town!!

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Looks like the lil 'un is fitting right in. Did you enjoy the trolly car ride out thru the Garden district?. Great weather but probably humid, eh?

BTW...how is the son doing? Did you get to tour the Navy base?

Heretic!!! Don't think I've ever seen one consumed in NOLA. Ya gotta go hang out on the patio of Pat O's and have a/some hurricane(s) if ya want to be a real tourist. One Jazz Fest Thur., a buddy & I dropped in around 11am for "one for the road" as we were getting ready to head out to the fairgrounds for the day. People watching, hanging out, beatin' the heat....1 led to 2, etc. as we were also waiting for a couple of female friends that were flying in from Hermosa Beach to join us for the weekend. Well, six hurricanes later, we could barely stumble out (the FG was out of the question by that point) and across the street to continue drinkin' and shootin' pool with another buddy who spotted us exiting, laughing like idiots (that we truly were back then). I've had more good times in NOLA than I can recall...literally :). I'm glad those daze are gone forever. I haven't been back since K, but I used to implore first timers to "get out of the FQ" and see the REAL, non-touristy deal, and that's why I haven't been back...I'm afraid it's gone forever :(.

Just came back from NOLA for the long weekend.. I had enough daquiris to last 6 months. I always stop in at a drive through before I even get home. (yes, i said drive through, for those who dont know that)

OK, Craig...we need a trip report now that you're home:D

Everything??

It was nice because our Son was off duty most of the weekend and got to stay with us a few night. Most days was hanging at the beach, smoking some fine cigars with my boy while the gals hit the out let malls. The highlights were hitting NOLA, when we come back we will stay a few days there.

I had to do some work on my Sons car and the base has a nice shop for the Seabees to use, 6 bays, 3 lifts etc. It was nice to get on base with him to see what its all about, got to know the guy who runs the shop so he will accommodate my son if he needs anything.

The Casino was fun for never been in one, really mostly looked around trying to figure out what the heck was going on but did drop some cash at the bandits.

We talked with a lot of people in the area, mostly business owners, fishermen, tour boat operators, out of work oil rig workers etc and got the real scoop on whats going on down there. I looked at some property near the beach but the insurance makes it impossible to really build anything in that area.

Here is the boy helping fund our trip!

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And the happy family

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