Santa Rosa Beach, Florida

We made it to Florida this morning. Nancy went into the Welcome Center and got her free cup of Florida Orange Juice. We are staying at Arnett's Gulfside Stables in Santa Rosa Beach, FL for a couple of days before heading next to Keaton Beach, FL for a couple of days.

 

Dauphin Island, Alabama

We had another beautiful day today. I took Nancy down to Dauphin Island and toured the old Civil War Fort Gaines. The construction of Fort Gaines started in 1819 and took 40 years to build.

Dauphin Island was first known by the French as Massacre Island until they changed it name in 1707 to Dauphin in honor of heir of the French throne: "Dauphin." The island was also the first capital of the Louisiana Territory.

After our tour I took Nancy to a little seafood cafe I knew of on the island for lunch. I became a little teary eyed while there because this was the same little cafe I took Barb to after we toured the island four years ago and started planning our Hawaiian trip.

After lunch I took Nancy for a half hour ferry cruise across the bay and came back to the RV park through Gulf Shores and Foley but not before stopping at a produce stand in Loxley where I picked up some hot boiled peanuts. I don't think Nancy cared for them that much.

Just before getting back to the RV we stopped and picked up a couple loaves of bread so Nancy could feed the ducks and geese back at the RV park.

 

  

 

  

 

Mobile, Alabama

Nancy and I had breakfast with Angel and Emily this morning before hitting the road. We were heading down the road by 9:15 this morning, crossed the Mississippi/Alabama border by 10:10 this morning, made it to Payne's RV Park in Theodore (Mobile), AL by 10:45 this morning and had everything set up by 11:15 this morning. After lunch we'll headed over the the USS Alabama in Mobile.

 

Biloxi Beach, Mississippi

Beautiful day to go to the beach after church today. We'll be leaving tomorrow heading to Alabama for a couple of days.

 

 

 

Biloxi, Mississippi

We left Abbeville, Louisiana a day early yesterday to take advantage of good travel weather. When we got here to Biloxi, Mississippi we had sunshine and 72°F. Today the weather here in Biloxi is forecast to get COLD down in the mid 40°s. We'll be staying at the Keesler Air Force Base FamCamp for 5 days..