On Easter Saturday, the daughter and son in law asked if I would like to go sightseeing with them and their four children. I readily agreed as I wanted to take a few pics of the office building in Gulfport which we worked out of for many years. I knew it was heavily damaged as I had made a trip to see it months ago but this time I had a camera. Whoever said a minivan seats seven comfortably should not be allowed to get away with that falsehood. The only two people that looked comfortable was the driver and his upfront passenger.

We decided to drive around Biloxi first. It was heartwrenching to see the damage done to such a scenic city. I have fond memories from not only my younger years but when I was newly married. My husband and I lived there for two years on Pass Road near Keesler's Gate 7.

Throughout my blog I have mentioned my ineptness as a photographer. I took many pics not realizing that at some point the settings had been moved and so they aren't perfect but still clear enough to show the damage.

Treasure Bay Casino - Biloxi

Treasure Bay

Beauvoir - Home of President Jefferson Davis

Biloxi Home

International House Of Pancakes

Asbestos Warning

Red Lobster

Ryans Steak House

My pics give only a glimpse of the damage that Biloxi has suffered. One would have to drive into every neighborhood and down each city street to grasp the widespread devastation. There is so much heartache for all of us who love our coastal cities. So many of the places we patronized no longer exist and yet we must go on. Somehow ... we will.

Our next destination was Gulfport's west side where I snapped a few pics of a now destroyed building that was a significant part of my life. I was present for its formal dedication in February 1969 and it was important to me to say a final goodbye. A part of a scipture verse comes to mind, "You can't put "new" wine into "old" wine skins.

FAREWELL MCS!