Davis Bayou, Gulf Islands National Seashore, Ocean Springs, MS
This day turned into an active one. I rode almost 10 miles on my own before lunch and hoped to get out with Penny in the early afternoon. But the skies grew dark and rain developed. Since we had just showered, bike riding in the wet would require a second shower, so we decided to drive to a trailhead on the sandhill crane refuge. Our raincoats and umbrella should due well in keeping us dry. We walked about an hour with occasional sprinkles, but no wildlife sightings. As we got back to the truck, the cloudburst hit.
By then it was late Friday afternoon; traffic was snarled on the main drag and we were headed across town. McElroy’s Restaurant was our destination; we had eaten two appetizers there last year and they were delicious. Once again, we ordered a dozen baked oysters covered in a New Orleans BBQ sauce, cheese and parsley for one dish and a seafood bread smothered in shrimp, cheese and sauce for the other. Oh, and two glasses of wine!
We decided to rent a movie so we found a Redbox to get Woody Allen’s Cafe Society. On the way, we were passing a homemade ice cream shop we had been meaning to try since we first saw it last year. We got two scoops of strawberry chocolate. It was rich and creamy and seriously silly to buy after all the seafood. But, I managed to eat it all by sharing some with Penny Jane.
The movie was classic Woody Allen filled with humor and pathos, as well as the typical New York Jewish stereotypes. It was good cheap entertainment; we should do that more often! It ended close to 10PM, our usual bedtime. It was a good day!
We don’t have a reservation for tomorrow night; we are hoping for a cancellation. Otherwise, we will be in someone’s parking lot. Weekends are booked.