Oil slick make you sick at thought of ruined beach trip?

With Memorial Day coming up and schools soon letting out for summer, many Atlantans already have their eyes on a beach vacation prize. Those whose plans included a few days of sun, sand and surf on the Gulf Coast, however, may be focusing more on whether millions of gallons of oil will wash ashore on their favorite beach and gunk up their chances for a summer holiday.

Three weeks after a massive rig explosion sent oil spilling into the waters of the Gulf of Mexico, officials are still working to contain the spread of the black gold. Already globules of oil and tar have washed ashore in Alabama. Vacationers and the tourism industry along the sugar-white shores of Mississippi, Alabama and western Florida are holding their collective breath to see exactly where that oil is going to end up.