July 21st to 24th New Orleans to Grayton Beach

Upon leaving New Orleans, we crossed Lake Pontchartrain on a 30 mile bridge. It was somewhat like being in the ocean in your car as the lake is huge.

From there we crossed into Alabama, and proceeded along the coast to Biloxi, where we learned all about shrimp fishing on a shrimp boat. We spent the night in Daphne, Alabama. Steve and Sheila stayed at the hotel to work on the blog, and Richard and Linde went to see the American battleship, the USS Alabama, which served in WWII.

Grayton Beach - We are here because Steve has been in contact with Scott Provow through the MG Enthusiast site for several months. Scott (Matt as he is called by his family) kindly offered us a place to stay for a couple of days. Imagine our surprise when we drive up to find he is a 19 year old, soon on his way to college! He arranged for us to stay in a luxurious guest house of one of the mansions in this resort area, complete with swimming pool. We met his grandfather, Gap Daddy, who has lots of interesting stories to tell, as his was the second family to settle here. He was a pilot in the Navy and used to fly over his house here and drop parachutes with treats for his children. Matt's parents, Leslie and Scott Sr. were also pilots in the Navy and then commercial pilots on long distance flights. Leslie was a leading force in saving the dunes from being bulldozed, keeping this beautiful area undeveloped. The beach won the "Best Beach in the World' award so many years running that it had to be taken out of the running to give other beaches a chance. We also met Matt's sister and aunts. What an amazing family! Southern Hospitality is not a myth! 



Oil changes and Car washes in the driveway of our guest house. Brady on the right is a guest of the big house.

We had dinner at the famous Red Barn, where people come for many miles around and don't mind waiting for 2 hours or more for a table. Their crab cakes are the best I've tasted. To top it all off, some of us saw the longest and most amazing shooting star. Because of the lack of light here, the milky way is fully visable.



Provow Family

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