Welcome to Bay St. Louis.
We went straight to the fuel dock to get a pump out. Then docked on 2-17.
After settling in we walked over to The Blind Tiger, a restaurant overlooking the marina, for lunch. Great view...There is a nice bar and really good food.
The marina is a newly built facility... using FEMA money after Katrina. No floating docks, but a great location right on the main street within walking and bike-riding distance to shops, hotels and a beautiful shoreline. The marina is right by a train track... which blows by throughout the day and night. However, after the first couple of days really did not bother us. However, the wave motion did! The one major problem with the marina is that there is no breakwater. The marina sits at the west edge of the Mississippi Sound... where there are no barrier islands, and no protection for the swells from the Gulf. Unbelievable wave action rocks the boats whenever the seas are higher than 2 ft. The good news is that, while we were here, the City Counsel voted to build the much-needed breakwater and should be build fairly quickly. I have to say, that even though we love the city... we will not be back until they do.
On to the good times... We drove over (Diane and Curtis have their truck here) to a chic little boutique restaurant for breakfast. Mockingbird Cafe. The
Food would have been great... but service was not good and it was served cold. Plus it was expensive. Been there... done that! But we were able to get a Geocache from the cemetery next door.
We drove around the area checking everything out. Curtis and I stopped at a local salon and had our hair cut. Jamie did a great job! We will be back.
Lunched in 'Old Downtown Bay St. Louis'
We rode back to Seabrook with Curtis and Diane to see the kids and pick up our truck. We decided to wait for Diane to go to Audry's Member Guest and then they will come back and travel some more with us.
When we got back to the boat the weather was getting worse. Still cold, more wind, and rain. Not much to do but hang out in the boat. Al got the tire on his bike repaired and we went to the laundry mat and washed clothes. When the weather finally cleared we found a beautiful day to ride the bikes.
The shoreline is beautiful. There are several piers and public pavilions along the beach.
White sand, very well manicured.
We met a fellow heading the Kemah. John Mayton. We took him to the laundry and Walmart for groceries, stopping for lunch at a local restaurant Dempsy's Seafood and Steaks. Not what we had expected, and not rushing to go back.
Mike Terry came by and took us to the Yacht Club for dinner. It is a beautiful facility and the food was really good. He grew up in the area and he showed up photos of the sailing club he was in when he was a boy. We really enjoyed the evening. It was very nice of him to do that.
We enjoyed our stay at Bay St. Louis, but look forward to coming back after they have put in a break-wall. We are really glad we had the truck too, since we were there for so long and it gave us a chance to explore the area.
Finally, tomorrow is a weather window... we will head to New Orleans.
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