Feb 25th to 27th - Picayune MS

Feb 25th - Wed - Picayune
After I caught up our blog, we went casino hopping today. First to the Silver Slipper in Bay St Louis. You have to wind around to the coast to find this casino - it is very isolated but lots of people were there. We received a coupon for a half price buffet so we immediately had a very good lunch. We got $10 on our player cards - it took a while for me to lose mine and an additional $5 and Terry to lose his and an additional $10 - pretty cheap entertainment.
Then we headed back towards Biloxi and hit the Treasure Bay Casino where we got nothing on our card and weren’t really impressed with the casino so we did not stay. Next was the Island View with $10 each on the card - I lost mine and Terry added $10 and still came out with nothing! In Biloxi we went to the very large Beau Rivage Casino. It belongs to the MGM chain where we already had a players card so we did not get a promos on the card. We each spent a few more $ and decided we were burned out. We hit I10 to come back.
There are miles of beaches along Hwy 90 which is the road we took along the coast. There is a lot of road rebuilding still going on to repair hurricane damage and there are lots of foundations that have not been used for new buildings. Near Biloxi, some of the remaining tree trunks have been cleverly used by chainsaw carvers.
Gary & Carie took their 5th wheel into town for new tires today so we stopped by for a short happy hour to find out how it all went.

Feb 26th - Thurs - Picayune
Waited for the laundry room to empty out and got the wash done this morning. Went with Gary & Carie to Dirt Cheap and Treasure Hunt stores as I had seen an alarm clock that I thought would suit their needs. Then we all went to Bay St. Louis to the Hollywood Casino where Gary & Carie signed up for player cards and got their $25 credit for slot play. Carie put $5 into a machine, hit a bonus and cashed out $26 so she was a happy camper - or should I say “happy gambler”? Terry & I started playing a couple of machines that we hadn’t played before and we actually came out $10 ahead which is unusual for us lately. I will mention that my winnings covered Terry’s losses! Carie took her winnings up to $41 and Gary made a whopping 14 cents.
All 6 of us got together for happy hour which again was inside due to the weather cooling off so quickly when the sun goes down.

Feb 27th - Fri - Picayune
Pretty quiet day. Computer stuff including giving Lauri a quick Word lesson, shortened a couple of pairs of jeans, sewed some hanging tabs on towels for Carie, Terry cleaned the truck and Billy kept us updated on tornado warnings in some counties to the north of us. We took a short drive to Louisiana to buy lottery tickets, got some lunch and picked up a few groceries. Back in time to join everyone in Billy & Lauri’s rig for happy hour. The weather was warmer and we could have sat out but it seems like the warm weather also brought out bugs, especially no seeums.