An uneventful and pleasant drive and we were there. And where might “there” be? Sweet Home Alabama….another brief 8 night stay at Escapees Rainbow Plantation in Summerdale, AL. View Larger Map The theoretically shortest route from Topsail Hill SP in …
Rainbow Springs State Park that is! On Monday, January 19th, we left Quail Run RV Resort around noon, facing another easy driving day, a journey of 78 miles. Boy, we’re really getting used to these short driving trips! On our …
This day was filled with ups and downs but by the exhaustive end of it, all we could do was chuckle! Since we hadn’t been out to breakfast for awhile, we were looking forward to going to Lap’s Grocery & …
Now this was a really fun day! On Thursday, March 20th, Linda, Herb, Rob and I took a Cold Mil Fleet Dolphin Tour out of Orange Beach. This year it is $20/person (and still worth every penny) but we found …
Good Bikin’ One of the things we love about Gulf State Park is being able to bike or to walk on the Hugh S. Branyon Backcountry Trail. Consisting of six trails, totaling nearly 11 miles of paved, multi-use paths, this …
Well, not much happened to write about on our first full day (Wednesday) at Rainbow Plantation – it rained. Good day to focus on those not so favorite chores – cleaning the interior of the beast (me) and preparing our …
After our exploration of Weeks Bay, we continued on towards my favorite town in the area, Fairhope. Nestled in this small lovely town is an alleyway which has been deemed “The French Quarter”. Here hidden between several very unique boutiques …
After our dolphin cruise which ended at 3:30 p.m., all of us were beginning to get hungry. Rob and I had met a couple while riding on the Backcountry Trail and they had recommended DeSoto’s Seafood Kitchen so we decided to …
Update: 3/2018: Shipp’s Harbour Grill had a fire in their kitchen in July, 2017, the restaurant has closed and will not be reopening. The good news is that another local restaurant that we like, Fisher’s, has bought the property and …
After the very stormy day on Saturday, our wish for sun came true on Sunday! When we awoke we were greeted with bright blue skies, sun and even though the temp was only in the mid-40’s, the day held the …
