Two of my dear friends that followed on Facebook and that also read this blog have joined us via digital tagging. Both have or had medical issues that limit their travel. I've had a fun day of tagging!
We left The Rez, and headed to Brandon, taking the back road through Puckett, then on.to Magee. I tagged our virtual trip mates Sharon and Donna at the Krystal/Roo store for a little Pre-lunch snack.
First stop, Hattiesburg: Hattiesburg was kinda the half way point to Picayune and a get spot for lunch. In years past, on highway 49, across from USM was a.local restaurant called Chesterfield's. The place.burned several times and they finally gave up on the bad luck from that location and moved out to highway 98, just past Interstate 59.
Our lunch tell was limited so we just ordered a salad and a sandwich. The extended menu looked awesome. The waitress suggested the house.specialty dessert!
OMG! This thing was awesome. A slice of pecan pie adequate daily, dipped in batter, fried, served a la mode, with whipped cream, caramel, and fudge drizzled across the plate! Thankfully I credited virtual lunch mates Sharon and Donna with eating half of this dessert!
We finally made it to Picayune, our next stop. The spousal unit had a business meeting at the local hospital. This was.a great opportunity for me to do some tagging! After that dessert from Chesterfield's in Hattiesburg, it.was definitely time to get out blood sugar checked!
My friend Teresa and WH moved here last year and she chimed in on my tagging! WH is a local minister so i asked for one of his quickie prayers to get us back on the road. Little did I know that prayer would lead us to Paul's Bakery, the originator of the King Cake!
Most of our roadie trips have a local bakery stop in them, but are usually last minute, later in the day, and the pastry selections are usually limited. We walk into Paul's and oh, my! The pastry cases are full! They even have cream cheese king cakes!
The spousal unit made her selections, including a king cake, some canolis, wedding cookies, and petite fours. The cookies and the canoli didn't make it to the Louisiana State line! OMG! May have to route ourselves back to Paul's on the return trip home!
Finally, we were pointed East! We stopped in Gulfport to top off the gas tank, and since it Was a Kangaroo station, it was all about the ROO!
As we made our way past Biloxi, I could not resist another tag. Up popped the Imperial Palace Casino. We just did a virtual pass through the.parking lot, since Donna and Sharon were holding on to their roll of pennies for the dog track!
Another tag opportunity presented itself as we reached Ocean Springs. I figured neither has every been to the Shed for some Q! As Donna was finishing.off her virtual barbecue, I kept hearing her mumble "treadmill! Treadmill! Treadmill!
Finally, we reached Alabama! Sharon got so excited about the tunnel, that she somehow made the horn honk a few times as we made our way through!
Nine hours after our departure, we made it to the Marriott Grande at Point Clear! Room is huge with a bay view. Hope Sharon and Donna don't mind sharing the couch. I figured I'd fold them up in it since they are only here in a virtual since. And this is wedding anniversary week!!
Off for a real dinner the a good night's sleep. Gotta wonder what tomorrow will bring!
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