Sub-Tropical Beachfront Retreat Near New Orleans - 14 Night Minimum Summer
Location
Car: Recommended
With New Orleans & the French Quarter only 1 hour away and Casino Row only 20 minutes away in Biloxi, it's hard to remember that Relaxation is the main 'must do' at the beach here in Pass Christian. Walking is a popular activity here, as well as Sunset watching. Golf is a major attraction on the Gulf Coast, especially in winter, with 2 courses in Pass Christian, Timber Ridge and The Oaks, plus Grand Bear and many others within an easy drive.
Build your appetite for local shrimp, oysters or fish bought from the fishermen on their boats, whether cooked in your modern kitchen or at any of several local restaurants.
26 miles of open beaches give a beautiful entrance to several world class art Museums - Ohr O'keefe Museum, designed by Geary to showcase potter George Ohr in Biloxi and the Walter Anderson Museum in Ocean Springs.
Plan to visit lots of local restaurants as well as our Saturday Market in the Park for fresh produce and art gifts to take home.
So, if you want to spend time at the BlackJack tables or top name concert at a casino or just entertain your grandchildren in the pool or at the beach with sandcastle building, Pass Christian is the place and Oyster Reef is the beach house for you.
Owner info
Year Purchased: 2004
About the owner: George Rayborn grew up in Hattiesburg in southern Mississippi and Maureen got here as soon as she could, right out of college. From then on, although living in the north-east, our love affair with Mississippi, especially the coast, grew. Both retired attorneys, we do volunteer work in Pass Christian and our other home of Deleware. We enjoy our time at Oyster Reef and know that you will too. Our hint, our local library is one of the best, with not only books, DVD's & computers, but events & concerts. Our good friend, Gayla Schmitt, handles most of the arrangements for renting Oyster Reef for us, as well as being a local presence to help with any special needs. 'Where can I find fresh shrimp? At the harbor on the boats'
Why the Owner Chose Pass Christian, MS, USA:
We have lived in Pass Christian at different times over the past 40 years. In 2004, we bought a lovely old home surrounded by live oak trees on this beachfront land on West Beach Boulevard. A year later, Hurricane Katrina washed away our home and its guest cottage. The only things that survived were the trees and our mailbox. Over the next several years, we lived in various places, including a FEMA trailer and out of state, while we built a new small rear cottage first, and finally this wonderful, Creole-style home overlooking the Gulf of Mexico. The house is furnished with lovingly restored furniture from my childhood home, along with new, bright, fun beach-type pieces and artwork. We love the new house and we think that you will too. Maureen and George Rayborn
The Unique Benefits at this House:
Our front screened porch is what brings us back, always. Just sit and watch the fishermen, dolphins & white sand beach, while enjoying your book.
Where else can you look out from your porch and watch the 'tongers' bringing in oysters on the reef, then go to the harbor and buy them fresh? Of course, there are also the shrimpers and fresh shrimp or just go to our local restaurants and let them cook it. All of these are what make us want to keep returning to Oyster Reef.
People - we have the friendliest, most-hospitable people in the world in Pass Christian. Just ask someone for directions and the next thing you know, you'll be sharing lunch.
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Photos
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Beaching or birding - Love the view
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Open Plan is great for entertaining or relaxing.
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Modern Kitchen. We like to cook.
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Living room with Fireplace
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Modern baths with ceramic tile
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Guest Bath
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Pool and deck are just outside the back door
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Our Katrina Corvair Garden, Cruisin' the Coast (Antique Cars) is a great event!
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Blessing of the Fleet, usually in May, includes a festival
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Gayla on the Beach for a January Sunrise
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Sunset at the Harbor. Sunsets are addictive.
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Welcome Home! Front View.
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Dining Room, Laundry with wine fridge on left
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Just Pelicans
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Master Bedroom has great views and breezes, too.
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Guest Bedroom, 2 twin beds. Looks out on pool.
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Beach Buddy
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Floor Plan with Closed Screen Screened Porch facing Beach (south)
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Walk-in Closets
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Paddling Deer Island
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Old Live Oaks. Our Harbor is Expanding in the distance.
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Shrimp Boats at Sunset, Jan 2014
VRBO #430326
This listing was first published here in 2013.
Date last modified - Friday, September 23, 2016
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