Bouts of heavy rain and occasional thunder make for a somewhat restless night and I am disappointed to hear the patter of raindrops when the alarm rouses us. We had just backed the whole rig into the site last night so breaking camp is pretty simple. Kent unplugs us and we roll out.

Here we are, my favorite route (not) I-10 and it is raining steadily with times of absolute torrential downpour and fog. Gulf Coast, you aren’t showing your best side today.  We make it to Ocean Springs and The National Seashore in Mississippi.  Sites are small so off we go to the overflow lot to unload the car and drop the trailer and we are met with some of the heaviest rain of the day.  We slog through puddles 4 or 5 inches deep and shiver at the streams of water that run off the umbrella when we bend over to do anything.  I jump at the crack of thunder.

We settle in, change clothes, and have a warm lunch. Things are better.  Tomorrow is to be a sunnier, drier day.