Mardi Gras and Moon Pies

We arrived in Biloxi, MS, at Keesler AFB famcamp during Mardi Gras season. Neither of us had ever attended a Mardi Gras event and decided to give an afternoon Mardi Gras parade in Mobile a try.

We knew that Mardi Gras parades were highly interactive with lots of beads being thrown. "Throw me something" is the chant, but totally not necessary. Those krewe members on the floats are constantly throwing stuff. The experienced parade goers bring their own rakes in addition to goody bags. 

What we didn't realize is that Mobile Mardi Gras parades are known for their Moon Pie throwing. It started decades ago. Cracker Jack boxes were too hard to make a good throw. Some Mobile ladies visiting Chattanooga noted that Moon Pies were soft, had some heft, and were economical. It's estimated that over 500,000 Moon Pies are thrown during parades. May I borrow your rake?

A portion of our haul

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Barges and Trains

We really like Corp of Engineers (COE) campgrounds. Foscue Creek on the Black Warrior/Tombigbee waterway quickly became one of our favorites. We were blessed to snag a riverfront campsite that had us peering out the windows at all hours. As an added bonus, there's a train track at the front of the campground. Harold got to hear the train whistles and even watch a couple of freight trains go past.

One of many

Yacht in the fog

Short Line Train

Still a kid at heart

Passing zone

On the trail

Not quite Sandy, UT

You know those memes with trailers jacked way up on cinderblocks? We found them! They were a bit scary looking. 

No worries about flooding

Yeah...

Enjoying the evening

Just a bird floating along

Watching the barges and water birds and hearing the trains was pretty much our excitement for the week. There's not much else around Demopolis. We were grateful that they had a Walmart! 

Reality TV - Foscue Creek Style

Jim Bird's Bale Art did provide a couple of photo opportunities though. Guess that's one way to have a little fun. 

Are we in Oz?

Fly away

Big field, big art

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