Walking Beaches, Another day on Grand Isle

Another day arrived and this time we decided to walk the beach near the state park,(the state park beach is still closed). To get there we drove down to the fire station where there is a beach entrance, marked by a couple of palm trees courtesy of BP.
As we crossed the beach and walked toward the park we saw a much different beach. There were shells here although they were dark in color. Apparently the beach we had walked on was actually steam cleaned as its the city beach and the place relies on tourism...
Here the beach became a much less inviting place. Before long we walked into a real mess, not sure what it was but it was a real mess. There were birds here which flew away as we approached. Three vans filled with men working cleanp up for BP passed us as we walked. Thye waved and my brother in law told us of an encounter he had had last year after the spill.

He was wade fishing and a Coast Guard  person approched along with a BP hirling. The Coast guard man waded out to him and told him that he was not allowed to be in the area. Now you have to know Gary to appreciate this.... he asked him who says so and the Coast Guard person pointed to the unknown man and said he said so.
So of course Gary asked him who he was and said that if the unidentifed man wanted him to leave he should tell him so as he wasn't breaking any laws or trespassing on land. So the Coast Guard person waded back and had a discussion with the unidentified man who them waded out and told Gary he had to leave.

Gary repeated his statement, asking him who he was and why he could be ordered off. Suffice it to say that he wasn't arrested and the two people left. It seems that BP set up a bunch of shell companies so that they could put blame on others. Hmm, kind of like the original drilling problem.
Both Connie and Gary told us of closed daily briefings where the press and public were not allowed even though the Coast Guard and public officials gave reports on the progress. They told of armed deputies patrolling the beach and ordering/keeping people off. They told of how they had lost respect for the Coast Guard as they simply were toadies for BP. How sad. Clear skies

(Yesterday four Louisianna people where denied entry into the BP shareholders meeting even though they held proxie passes, it seems that in England BP rules, and maybe here too.)