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The first day after arriving in Ocean Springs (Biloxi), we headed out to find the Visitors Center. It turned out to be in the old train station and right at the beginning of town. After getting all the usual maps, magazines, and brochures, we also got a listing of our host’s favorite restaurants. I asked for those that would offer us some of the” local fare”, you know, catfish, shrimp, oysters, and…. Our host also told us about the Farmers Market and the Mardi Gras parade that is set for Saturday. Well it looks like we are going to have some fun here… We left the Visitors Center and walked the sidewalks of town to check things out and look for the best location to setup for tomorrows Mardi Gras parade. Another location that we asked about took us to the Mississippi Gulf Coast National Heritage Area. We were looking for another place to put our kayak in and we found one. We also found another great campground. The National Park Service has put together a great visitor’s center that manages numerous hiking trails, bayous, a boat ramp, and a 60 site campground that would rate a 9+ in anybody’s book. As we were passing over a small bridge, I just happened to look down into the water. Floating not 10 yards away was an alligator.
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