Trip to Pensacola, Florida

The Blue Angels headquarters are at the Pensacola Naval Air Station.

We traveled to Pensacola, Florida. It was only a two hour drive from Biloxi. Our trip to the beach was fabulous. This was the first time I'd ever seen the Gulf Of Mexico. Friends from the RV Park told us how white the sand was and how blue the water was. It was just as beautiful as they said.

David and I are considering spending a couple of months somewhere in the panhandle of Florida during the winter of 2010.



During our visit to Pensacola we toured the National Naval Aviation Museum. The tour took 2 1/2 hours. I was so impressed with the number of aircraft that were inside this building. Here a few of the planes used by our Navy during the years.

De'Iberville Mardi Gras Parade

We enjoyed a Saturday afternoon Mardi Gras Parade with friends from Hannibal, Mo., Danny and Linda Hinds. They came to Biloxi and spent the month of February. We had a great time just visiting and doing some site seeing.



The big thing during Mardi Gras is catching as many beads as you can during the parade. The floats aren't as elaborate as the ones in the New Orleans parade. It's kind of crazy at times. I think Linda and I both ended up with around 5 pounds of beads each. Here are just a few of the floats that I photographed.