Yesterday (Tuesday) dawned bright if not clear and we were glad the rain was over for a few days. Mid morning we headed south on Hwy. 59 to Gulf Shores, AL and the surrounding area. Our mission was to find a reasonably-priced waterfront seafood restaurant with indoor seating since the wind was fierce. After exploring the beach in both directions, we ended up at Sea-N-Suds. We were lucky enough to get the rear window table pictured in the link and had a great view of the very angry Gulf and the activities being pursued despite the wind and cool temps.
There is no longer a pier associated with the restaurant, thanks to a hurricane several years ago. A new, concrete structure has been built a short ways down the beach. There was someone putting sign posts along the sand with a machine. The main entertainment turned out to be 3 kitesurfers (Kitesurfing or kiteboarding is a surface water sport combining aspects of wakeboarding, windsurfing, surfing, paragliding, and gymnastics into one extreme sport.), With the high winds and high surf, their air time was often spectacular. Our meal was very good, although it took a back seat to the action outside.
We drove to the western end of the island, next to Fort Morgan, where you can take a ferry to Dauphin Island. Mobile bay was also quite stirred up by the wind. We hadn'tt realizde how close the gas and oil wells are to the shorelines in this area.
We returned to the campground in time for the 5:45 P.M. lasagna dinner which included salad, lasagna, garlic bread and a cupcke for $5. After dinner, Hank joined the pool players, and I passed on the "Elvis" performance to spend a quiet evening in the RV.
Today (Wednesday) started out bright and calm, so it was another good day to explore some more. This time we headed west, meandering around neighborhoods in Daphne and Fair Hope bordering the eastern side of Mobile Bay. We continued on into Mobile via I-10, and road around the shipping port roads to see how close we could get to the cruise ship which had experienced the breakdown in the Gulf recently. The view from a few blocks away gave us a good idea of how big the ship was. After a little more meandering, we ended up at the Original Oyster House on the northeastern side of Mobile Bay for another good seafood dinner. Tonight, Hank is playing pool once again, and Selene is doing some laundry and getting things ready to travel tomorrow.
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