We managed to complete all that we could complete today. After a stop at the land of milk and honey, followed by two later runs to the lesser of the two Lowe’s . . . we finally had the right bulbs and electrical parts. The cabinet guys showed up and installed the kitchen cabinets, and we cleaned, swept, and mopped the whole house (except where the cabinet guys were working).
At around 2pm, we called it quits for the day, having run out of stuff to install. We headed back to the camp, and I turned around and shuttled a vanload of girls to the beach . . . where I napped by the van while most of them frolicked in the gulf.
At 5:30, Gail and Harv picked me up, and I got the local’s tour of the area . . . that’s the kind of tour I like. We saw the submariner’s memorial, then went to Biloxi and drove past the casinos, and saw the remains of what used to be amazing beach front homes. We then drove up to Moss Point, where I’ve been working all week, which is also the area where Gail grew up. Dinner at a local place called Big R’s (much better than a touristy spot), then more of the local sights. It was fun to catch up with them, see where they live and hear about their lives down here in the Gulf Coast area.
We’re leaving at 7am tomorrow, so I’m gonna head to bed. I’ll be driving for most of the day. We’re heading to Knoxville, and crashing at the same church that hosted us last weekend. I’ll post some pics to the family sight when I get home . . . www.hoffertfamily.org.
-MH
