Day 17 Biloxi -weather delay continues

Well, I had my first real day off on the trip so far, and it felt good.  However, a relaxing day means a pretty short blog for today. Winds continued at 15+ mph out of the S-SE with gusts up to 25 mph, which really builds up the waves in the shallow water. The Admiral took the bus to Ocean Springs about 10 miles east. We are in the city run marina, which is behind the now Isle of Capri Casino and Resort and soon to be Golden Nugget Casino. The bus stops right in front of the casino and goes to within a block of Walmart. The bus ride was about 30 minutes and the next return bus was 1 1/2 hours later. Evidently this was just the proper amount of time to fill two shopping bags... After lunch onboard, we had a nice nap.  One thing about the wind is that the boat rocks constantly due to both the wind and waves that bounce around inside the marina. This gentle motion makes for great sleeping.

The picture was taken from the aft deck of Lucky Us, and it shows the entrance ino the marina with a small artificial barrier island (aka spoil or dredged sediment) in the background. This scene is at 5:00 pm, and it shows the dark skies with late afternoon thunder showers. We seem to be in that summer pattern with late afternoon showers in the predictions for the next 10 days. The good news is that we seem to be about to catch a break in the winds.  As "usual" the wind will die down to 5-10 mph over night, but it is predicted to rise slowly to 8-12 mph tomorrow. We plan to get up early and start about 6-6:30 am if the predictions do not change...