Traveling on the Gulf Coast

This page chronicles our travels on the Gulf Coast.

This is the area that was hit the hardest from the Gulf Oil Spill, thus we have the most Gulf Oil Interviews of any page.

The next 11 videos are of Dauphin Island and 3 Gulf Oil Interviews

I was in Pensacola on the anniversary of the Gulf Oil Spill and there were TV crews from all over on Pensacola Pier. So I interviewed the interviewers.

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Here I am coming into Dauphin Island. I went over another long bridge to get there. Check it out

Dauphin Island

Here is our lodging sponsor

Dauphin House B&B

Carol Clark-owner of the Dauphin House B&B-took me on a whirlwind tour of the island.
The next 2 videos are of this tour

Dauphin Island Tour

Dauphin Island Tour 2

Here is Carol's experience with the Gulf Oil Spill

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The next 2 videos are of Fort Gaines. Check out the musket and cannon firings and the blacksmith

Fort Gaines

Fort Gaines Blacksmith

Here is another Gulf Oil Interview with a shrimper who actually cleaned up some of the oil.
Check out his-story

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Here is our restaurant sponsor

Common Loon Carry-Out Cafe

Here is the Estuarium

Dauphin Island Estuarium

The next 13 videos are of Ocean Springs & Biloxi

On the way from Dauphin Island to Biloxi, I stopped at Bellingrath Gardens & home just south of Mobile, Alabama. Check out the next 3 videos and these flowers!

Bellingrath Garden

Bellingrath Home

Bellingrath 2

Just outside of Ocean Springs is the Davis Bayou

Davis Bayou

Here is our Ocean Springs lodging sponsor

Oakshade B&B

Here is the City of Ocean Springs

Ocean Springs

I just happened to be in Biloxi at the same time the 1st Annual Eco-Rocks was on at the Hard Rock. This event is raising money for Eco-Awareness- promoting a healthy Gulf environment. Promoter Colleen Mary Read worked her hiney off to bring this event to fruition. The next 2 videos are of the event.

This first video is of a blessing that was given to the Gulf. The band "Sassafrass" sang a blessing song. Then they sang a song they wrote "This is not the US of BP". They rock

Eco-Rocks Blessing

Here you'll see some of the auction items that raised money; sponsors and a few bands...you know, that's why they call it Eco-ROCKS.

Eco-Rocks

Here is our Biloxi lodging sponsor

Balmoral Inn

Here is another Gulf Oil Interview from Mike-the owner of the Balmoral Inn.
He was directly affected economically

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I got to see how shrimp are caught in the Gulf

Biloxi Shrimp Tour

The same company that has the shrimp tour has a shuttle tour of the city

Biloxi City Tour

A local singer/songwriter wrote a song about the Gulf

Gulf Oil Song

This journey continues on to
New Orleans & our charity "Wings of Hope"
click here to see it