Happy Birthday Lauren and Erica!! It was a cold birthday day. We went the long way to Wally World killing time waiting for warmer weather. That didn't happen.
Lauren had a free birthday buffet at Sicily's that was very good. You can't beat a free buffet, especially at Sicily's.
We went to Island View to play our free play and play in the slot tournament. Lauren had a score above 490,000. Based on yesterday's winners, this should win him something. We will see tomorrow. I won enough off my free play to pay for my buffet. Definitely worth the trip.
We walked the C.L. Dees Trail, then sat by the campfire until after dark. It wasn't a bad start to the birthday week celebration.
Monday
Lauren won $75 of free play in the slot tournament at Island View. A great birthday present. We lounged around today resting up before a couple of busy days ahead.
Tuesday
We picked up Carol and Charley and rode 5 hours to Natchez today. We will deliver the Jr. Duck Stamp awards to Cathedral High School tomorrow. We did a little sight seeing, then ate dinner at the Day's Inn. Pretty good accommodations for the price.
Wednesday
We spent the morning looking around at the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians then went to the river. We didn't see any tug boats today, which was very unusual. We shopped Under the Hill then made our way to Cathedral High School for 12 pm.
The kids seemed very happy with their prizes, especially the candy. We got to meet the student that won Best of Show. We sure are pulling for her to win the nationals. We made the long 5 hour ride back. Two days of driving was exhausting for the Birthday Boy.
While we were gone, they started clearing some of the brush at the campground. Lauren walked out to the water's edge and saw 2 beautiful wood ducks paddling around. We appreciate the better view of the bayou. And maybe this is an omen for the Mississippi Girl to win the National Duck Stamp Contest. Fingers crossed.
We sat outside and watched on Osprey perched on a limb across the bayou until it was too dark to see him.
Thursday
We were sitting around drinking our coffee this morning, looking at the better view we have since they started cutting the brush and saw a Doe and her two yearlings. We certainly appreciate the better view.
We had a busy morning at the Visitor's Center. Head Start Parent's came to check us out. I took 16 people on the C.L. Dees and talked to them about Carnivorous Plants that are on the trail. My first guided trail walk was a success.
We walked the trail after we closed and moved around signs and found more mysterious plants we will attempt to identify.
Friday
Another group from Head Start come to check us out. I had 12 people on the guided trail tour. Again the focus was on the Carnivorous Plants. The Plant eat Bug World is quite fascinating.
This afternoon, Charley and Carol manned the center while we went to mark some more plants on the trail. Almost every day we find a new bloom or plant, which keeps our brains busy trying to figure out what it is. Other than the Head Start parent's, it was a slow day.
Saturday
We had people waiting on us to open up the Visitor's Center. Four of them were from the Master's Gardens group. They were here to give input on landscaping around the visitor center.
We had 10 people before 10, then only had 2 more people for the rest of the day. Talk about a slow day.
By the time we got off, the weather was too bad North for us to make the trip home. We sat outside in the breeze, with no rain until about 7 pm. At least 7.5 inches of rain fell in Gulfport, tornadoes were north and west of us. We were lucky to only have rain.
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