Today we were on the road again for Operation Vanessa! I was driving and had to turn the volume down on the radio each time the daughter's cell phone rang. Loud music gives me the same adrenaline rush as chocolate. We were on our way to Gulfport, Mississippi to meet two people from Minnesota who were helping get more supplies to us for distribution.

In the parking lot at Home Depot we met Lynn and David who we found were nice people to talk to. We chatted for at least a half hour, took a couple of pics and it was time to go. We asked them to go see the damage on the beach as that was where we were going. You have to see it to believe it. A picture can not capture it.

The first pic I have below is a boat that was washed from the gulf two blocks inland. It was later chained and dragged back to the beach where it was displayed as a souvenir of Camille. Later a souvenir shop was actually built on the site. For 36 yrs. she stood as a reminder of what happened in 1969. Strangely, Katrina could not dislodge her from her post.