We arrived at God’s Katrina Kitchen around 10am.  It’s like the pix on their web site.

It was pretty empty.  Most people were out working on homes, be it demolishing or rebuilding.  Just driving there we saw a lot of piles of debris, homes being rebuilt and homes that needed to have something done to them.The Gulf water is closed – there is staph infection and flesh eating bacteria in the waters.  There are heavy fines for going into the water.  You can go on the sandy beach.It’s warm but there is a breeze.  We helped tidy up the dining room before the lunch crowd came.  Lunch starts at 11:30am.  Today was beef enchilada, refried beans Spanish rice, chips and ice cream.  There is lots of water, iced tea and Gatorade.  We met with Vickie, the office coordinator, at noon.  She showed us to our bunkhouse – an Amish shed with a two windows, one of which has an ac unit in it. There are 3 sets of bunk beds there – Braeden calls the top.  We are sharing with 3 other young women, making it a full house.

After lunch, we did some tidying up again of the dining tent and because nothing was officially assigned until Saturday, we decided to go for a drive.  Pass Christian on Route 90 which is the beach drive, is just gone.  Tall Rite Aid and McDonald’s signs, with no signs of where those buildings once stood except for the foundations they once stood on. We had to go all the way done to Rt 49 and north on it before there were businesses functioning.  This is close to the Gulfport-Biloxi Airport.  Lots of hotels.  So we pulled over, and used one of their pools.  An Air Force base is nearby, and several AF jets flew right over the pool. The kids enjoyed them. We also enjoyed the hot tub – that made me happy.  Thought I’d slowly acclimate them to what this is going to be like for a few days. The work is not hard – the heat can be a challenge – maybe some benadryl would help them out?  LOL!

 Rite Aid  Debris that collected on a fence

 McDonald’s

On the way back, we took lots of pictures.  Things just gone.  Trees – most are gone once they are 20 feet high – from the storm.  It looks like a ghost town here.  Once we returned, things went smoother.  The three girls we were sharing the cabin with were there.  Our roommates, Braeden says.  2 have just graduated high school – one will be a senior.  All from Poughkeepsie area.  Braeden is doing his stalking thing – lol!  Where’s the girls? Where’s the girls?  Dinner was fish, hush puppies, fries, coleslaw and milk shake.  We spent time on the beach and the temp and breeze felt wonderful. 

 Scrabble at dinner with the girls

We went to the beach after dinner. 

  what’s left of the pier

We get to help with sack lunches and kitchen duty tomorrow – and then time off, again.  Sunday we don’t start working until 2p.