Grand Isle state park, LA

Hi
We decided to stay 4 nights at the park. It is a short walk over a dune to the beach and Linda has gone down a couple of times to sit and read. I went down once just to see the gulf of Mexico. It has been a very relaxing quiet 4 days and we will leave tomorrow morning for Natchez, MS.

The down side is the "no see em's".....they have eaten me up again.....my arms and legs are full of irritating bites. You do not know that you were bitten until they swell up, turn red and start itching.....damn do they itch!

We had been keeping the windows open as there has been a wonderful breeze, but last night shut all the windows and turned on the air to try and cut down on the no see em's. They are so small they can come in thru the screeens!

We did take a drive yesterday around the island and several miles to another island that is mostly support for  the oil wells out in the gulf. Every morning and afternoon the helicopters start flying back and forth to, we think, relieve the crews on the rigs.

We did some laundry today at the free laundry at the campground. Very nice laundry with two washers and dryers. The restrooms are very nice also.

About a 250 mile drive tomorrow, back up thru the swamp and back waters. We will stay at a campground on the river and should be able to see the barges going up and down.
Take care and have a great day
Love to all of ya
Jim and Linda