Daily Archives: August 14, 2014
Last Day in Gulf Shores . . .
I was up about 8:45, earlier than I really wanted, but it was for a good cause. We were having breakfast at Hazel’s Seafood Restaurant, another one of our must-eat places here in Gulf Shores, and another place we eaten at for years.
They have a great breakfast buffet, and normally we eat here the morning we leave. But since we’ve got a little longer trip tomorrow, and also have to stop for diesel, I figured it would be best to do it today.
Besides the great breakfast, we got to talking with the manager, Julie, who’s lived in Gulf Shores a long time, and remembers the old days like I do. She even remembered ‘White’s By The Sea’, my parent’s motel here. So we spent a very nice half hour or so talking over old times.
Finally leaving Hazel’s I dropped off a bundle of Gypsy Journals at the Luxury RV Resort office. They were really happy to see them and said the snow-birds will start arriving in just a couple of weeks, right after the 1st of September.
Next, up the road aways, we checked out the Wal-Mart gas station for big rig access to diesel up there tomorrow morning. Looks to be very doable, and a lot closer than doing it at Dodge’s in Foley with Jan having to follow me all that way. Plus we’ve got a better place to hitch up in the parking lot there.
Then coming back to the park, I dropped off another bundle of Gypsy Journals at the State Park Office. They were also glad to see them and the ladies working the desk all grabbed one to read.
Getting back to the rig I spent some time re-soldering the connectors on my Brake Buddy Alert Transmitter cable.
This extension cable gets the transmitter up high enough, hanging from the rear view mirror, so that the receiver in the coach gets a better signal.
About 4pm, we headed for our final meal here in Gulf Shores. Well, in Pensacola, anyway. We decided to go back to Sonny’s BBQ for their great ribs, and pulled pork, but especially their sliced pork, which is something that’s hard to find in Texas. And by both of us getting the Pork Three Ways Platter, we had plenty to bring home and freeze for Gate meals.
Actually we’re kinda glad to be leaving here tomorrow because of the upcoming Flora-Bama Concert this weekend. Kenny Chesny is giving his one and only concert performance for this year at the Flora-Bama. And they’re expecting 10 of thousands of people.
They’re even shutting down the beach road and people have to take trolley’s in and out. So it will certainly be a mess.
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Thought for the Day:
Having a Birthday is a lot like finding a warm spot in a swimming pool.
It feels good as long as you don’t think about it.
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