Destin FL & Wakulla Springs FL

 

The pictures of us on the beach were when we were in Destin FL- (I can’t remember what day it was) The sand was white like sugar.
Next was when we were in Tallahassee - St Marks River/Lighthouse. We then went to Wakulla Springs - OH MY - WHAT A PLACE. There aren’t words to describe this place. It’s the worlds largest natural spring fed pool. We took a nature boat ride down the river and saw unbelievable birds - alligators and more The water was so clear you could see over 125 feet down.

Around Mobile Bay



Our Little Hitchhiker 



We survived the night of thunder & lightning. It rained all night & stopped around 5 AM. It turned out to be a nice day today. The 1^st stop today was Weeks Bay Estuarine Research Reserve. This is a cool research center. They showed us a lot of the animals & sea creatures that live in & around the estuary . They had a live baby gator there & several types of snakes (I don’t think the snakes were a big hit with Gail). We then took a walk out to the point where the Magnolia River meets Mobile Bay. The lady in the information center warned us about the yellow flies being very bad yesterday thank goodness there were no flies to be found today. Considering how much I   love  bugs this was a really good thing. We left there & headed to Point Clear. This is a cool town on Mobile Bay. Very pretty houses & outrageous Hotel (Grand Hotel). An upscale place to say the least. On up the coast we came to Fairhope. This was another cute town. Checked out the cute shops. Flowers all throughout the town. After Gail & I drug the guys through town - just kidding- they have been great sports with our window shopping- we needed to grab a bite to eat. Grab being the operative word - we went to Lambert’s Café. For those who have not heard of this place they throw the rolls to you. It has good old fashion southern food & LOTS of it. The rolls are about the size of 2 fist put together. We then rolled ourselves out to the car. We didn’t eat much tonight. On the way home Gail & I needed just a little more retail therapy - it was good exercise -we had to walk off some of our lunch. On our way back to our little homes away from home it started to rain just a little. As Greg was driving down the road we see there is a frog on the windshield. Was this the start of some plague - no - just a little frog taking a ride. The sad part is he jumped off in the middle of the road while we were going 45 mph or more. By -By frog. Tonight we just relaxed & planned tomorrows adventure. Except for Chuck cleaning the tires on our RV (Greg did the other side). It’s a guy thing.

Rainey day on the road to Alabama

Rainey day in Alabama - today was our 1^st day of bad weather. It started raining on us not long after we hit the road this morning & it has rained all day. There have been thunder storms all along the way - not too bad, thank the Lord. We have really had good weather up to today. We saw Biloxi MISS from afar - looks like a nice place - but didn’t stop. Drove by The USS Alabama that is in Mobile AL - kept on the road - rain keeps falling. We got to Magnolia Springs - looks like a super cute place. Our RV park is just off of the Magnolia River. And it keeps raining - That didn’t stop us - we got in car & drove to Foley AL this afternoon (just down the road) and went exploring. Found a old fashion soda fountain/drug store & popped in to have a ice cream. We then took a ride through town checking out the spots we will check out tomorrow and then down to the beach. It was raining so hard it made it almost impossible to see the Gulf. But as they say “The sun will come out tomorrow” - we are praying for that - so we will play on the beach tomorrow. As I write this we are having a BAD thunder storm - I could be lead to say some BAD words. I DO NOT LIKE THUNDER STORMS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So please pray we have better weather tomorrow. You do want to see us on the beach -RIGHT?? I’m going to bed now praying no more T & L…….

Out of the swamp in Lake Martin LA

 
 

 Ok - we made it out of the swamp.  Didn't want you all to worry too much.  Here are picts of our RV site's - right on the lakes.  Really nice place.  Went out & ate some good Cajun food & heard some Cajun music last night.  This morning we were off to our alligator encounter.  We saw several that were very large.  Lots of pretty birds.  Our guide was quite a fellow.  Too much to write about him.  Tomorrow we will be heading to Gulf coast.  Just out of the pool & working on the blog. It's been a warm day.  Soon to going back to the RV for dinner.  To be continued.