Gulf of Mexico

Yesterday we drove down to Grand Isle and looked out over the Gulf of Mexico.
The area reminded me very much of Matagorda Texas. The State Park is on the outer barrier island which is just a narrow strip of land that acts as a barrier for the marsh lands. I took a few pictures and will share them with you. The picture below is of the Gulf of Mexico as viewed from the tower on the fishing pier at the Grand Isle State Park, Louisiana. The people on the walkway are Phil and Jim.

The State Park does not have sewer hook ups but other then that it is a very nice park. The sand dune blocks the beach view and there are paths over the dunes to the beach.  There are jettys out into the surf and they look like bird rookeries.

Just to the other side of this jetty was the entry to the ship channel and ships were coming and going.

And to the other side was the camping sites.  I was standing was the third tier of the observation tower at the pier in the first picture....

It was a rainy and windy day so I didn't take a lot of pictures. I did try to see the marsh area to check for the oil spill damage. There was only one area that I saw and it was closer to the New Orleans area. I did see boats in places where they shouldn't be as a result of either Katrina or Rita. Such as this shrimp boat that has been abandoned. What doesn't show in this photo is that the boat's bow is on land.

I found an old picture of Phil and Jim taken when Phil was 27 and Jim was 25.

Here is a picture taken yesterday of them. It is good to see them together again after all these years. Speaking of them, Jim took Phil around the area to check out the boat trailer dealers. In that trip they went over near Westwego where the Bayou Segnette State Park is and the couldn't find it. We know it does exist but even following a map and very good instructions it remains hidden from us.

Well, the day has been a long one and I still have chores to finish so will sign off until next time.