katrina, two years on

several years ago, i made my only trip to the gulf of mexico. i only spent a weekend on the gulf coast, in the long beach/biloxi area of MS. i was kind of sick, so i wasn't up to doing a day trip to new orleans. but the long beach area was lovely -- my folks were renting a house right along the road that runs along the coast, and i had gone down to visit them there. i sat and watched the gulf of mexico and had a very pleasant time.

my understanding is that the long beach area is pretty much gone, now, as of two years ago.

i haven't been back yet.