Carolyn here - Yesterday I learned that our travel assistant is only as good as the information that you provide it. We left our gracious hosts Larry and Diana and I gave the nanny our destination city, however, I entered the state of Louisiana, not Mississippi. Oops. Luckily Gail recognized our problem quickly and it only took us a few miles out of our way. We got off the main freeway in Mississippi and traveled along the gulf coast so we could view the devastation/recovery of Katrina. A good portion of the clean-up work is done, there were very few abandoned houses or buildings left to see, but miles of foundations or porch steps. 
Very sad. We were surprised to see the number of beautiful live oaks still standing. A talented artist has been busy carving the stumps of the dead trees into local wildlife and that provided a bright spot along the way. We saw lots of rebuilt new houses and 
miles of road construction. It wasn't hard to imagine all the beach sand covering the highway. Not surprising to us was the number of casinos that had been rebuilt, you could tell who had the money and influence. If you like waffles, this is the place to be! We see a Waffle House (or damaged sign) about every mile along the way. We then continued to the Mississippi border, through Alabama and on to Tallahassee Florida where we spent the night.
Very sad. We were surprised to see the number of beautiful live oaks still standing. A talented artist has been busy carving the stumps of the dead trees into local wildlife and that provided a bright spot along the way. We saw lots of rebuilt new houses and 
miles of road construction. It wasn't hard to imagine all the beach sand covering the highway. Not surprising to us was the number of casinos that had been rebuilt, you could tell who had the money and influence. If you like waffles, this is the place to be! We see a Waffle House (or damaged sign) about every mile along the way. We then continued to the Mississippi border, through Alabama and on to Tallahassee Florida where we spent the night. 
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Merry Christmas Gail and Carolyn!
I was in the Biloxi area less than a year after Katrina hit and lots of clean-up still remained. Seeing only porch steps remaining in an empty lot had quite the impact.
I am in Hagerstown, MD for the holidays through 12/31. If you are driving anywhere near this area on your way to Maine before I leave - it would be great to see you two!
Cheers, Alicia
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