Trivia in Pascagoula, Mississippi
November 18, 2007
After shopping at the Wal-Mart, we went to the National Seashore on Perdido Key. The barrier island is mostly fine white sand with tiny seashell exposed by the winds. There were lots of dead fish making the beach smelly. The Ranger said it was due to “red tide” that causes the eyes to burn and the microscopic spores to get get into your throat. The dead fish were mostly mackerel. We didn’t stay long. Crossed into Alabama and continued west across the island to the Mobile Bay Ferry and crossed over to Dauphin Island.
From there we drove into Mississippi and stopped when we got to Pascagoula and the Buffalo Wild Wings—trivia and Steelers football. Kathy got on the board a few times; the Steelers lost to the Jets. Next-door was the Wal-Mart. We watched City Slickers. About midnight Kathy bolted straight up with a burning sensation in her throat. The only word she could get out was, “water”. Will use to jumping up to help relieve the occasional leg cramp, wondered what she was going to do with the water, but quickly realized it was not the leg that was the problem. Kathy took a sip of water that trickled all the way down her burning throat. She tried a sweet hard candy (Thanks Carmine.) and that helped a little. Then, Will got out the Tums and she chewed several of those. The throat felt raw, but not so burnie. So that is what acid reflex feels like!
After shopping at the Wal-Mart, we went to the National Seashore on Perdido Key. The barrier island is mostly fine white sand with tiny seashell exposed by the winds. There were lots of dead fish making the beach smelly. The Ranger said it was due to “red tide” that causes the eyes to burn and the microscopic spores to get get into your throat. The dead fish were mostly mackerel. We didn’t stay long. Crossed into Alabama and continued west across the island to the Mobile Bay Ferry and crossed over to Dauphin Island.
From there we drove into Mississippi and stopped when we got to Pascagoula and the Buffalo Wild Wings—trivia and Steelers football. Kathy got on the board a few times; the Steelers lost to the Jets. Next-door was the Wal-Mart. We watched City Slickers. About midnight Kathy bolted straight up with a burning sensation in her throat. The only word she could get out was, “water”. Will use to jumping up to help relieve the occasional leg cramp, wondered what she was going to do with the water, but quickly realized it was not the leg that was the problem. Kathy took a sip of water that trickled all the way down her burning throat. She tried a sweet hard candy (Thanks Carmine.) and that helped a little. Then, Will got out the Tums and she chewed several of those. The throat felt raw, but not so burnie. So that is what acid reflex feels like!
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