Al Hawta Palace Hotel Hadhramout

... the "foot soldiers," those who followed the leaders of the time. The girls were really interested to see the footprints and stories of young boys and girls in their early teens who were attacked on Bloody Sunday then stood back up to march two weeks later.

Finally, the walk over Edmund Pettis bridge that Abby and I shared was powerful. The story told in the museum is that, on Bloody Sunday, Rev. Lewis and other leaders of the march had no idea that the police ...

Believe it or not, there are 54 Championship Holes at the Capitol Hill Golf Course in Prattville, AL that are part of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail. Jerry took the opportunity to get in a round of golf and was amazed at the beauty and pristinely maintained course.

While Jerry was hitting a small ball around Prattville, Alex & I spent some time in the pool to cool off. Bella used to jump into the pool to me when she was a puppy, but I couldn't ...

We left the Gulf Coast today and headed into Alabama to visit with Aunt Kathy and Uncle D. I used to live with Aunt Kathy and Uncle D in Florida. But I haven't been to visit then in Alabama for the last 5 years. What a great reunion.

My cousin Jackie cooked up some homemade lasagna and these ...

... down the road at a high speed of 40mph(only when not sliding) we had people and big rigs passing us. There was this one big rig- a blue Werner- that blew passed us, as nervious as we were we just could not believe that people did not slow down on all that snow and ice. Well never the less we saw that Werner truck a few miles down the road going up a hill jackknifed!!! Go ahead and ...

We woke up early, Thelma at 5:30, and Lousie at 6. We double checked our directions & map and watched the tv and the internet for the winter weather warnings we were to return home to. We finished packing and hit the road. We had already made a reservation in Priceville, AL at the Day's Inn which would be about a halfway point home. The weather for Florida and Alabama included ...

Day Two (Milepost 350 to Milepost 253) You may be wondering why there is a gap between the end of yesterday's ride and the start of this one. The reason is the first of two detours (due to bridge repairs) that you will encounter on the Natchez Trace Parkway. I am told that these repairs are due to be completed by spring 2009. Both detours are on this segment. This detour was only about 2 miles, from MP 352 to MP 350 ...

... TAKE A TRAIL AND WALK OFF SOME CALORIES. WE ALWAYS WALK TO SEE THE BOATS. WE ALWAYS WALK AT THE BACK OF THE RESORT ON ITS WALKWAY AND THEN WALK OUT ONTO THE LONG BOAT DOCKS. IT HAS A NICE BIG POOL AND IT IS NICE TO JUST SIT OUT THEIR WITH YOUR COFFEE OR SOFT-DRINKS AND JUST LISTEN TO ALL THE SOUNDS OF THE PEOPLE AND BIRDS. ANYWAY, I WILL BE POSTING SEVERAL OF OUR TRIPS TO THIS VERY PICTURESQUE AND NICE RESORT.

... WAS ON T.V.! CHOCOLATE CANDY BARS AND CHOCOLATE IN THE VALENTINE GIFTS WERE SO GOOD! I DID NOT EAT ALL OF THE CANDY THAT NIGHT, EITHER! I LOVED THE BEAUTIFUL LITTLE CREEK AND THE HOT TUB! WE CALLED THE KIDS TOLD THEM ABOUT HURRICANE CREEK AND THEY STILL WANTED TO COME ANYWAY! THEY SAID IT WAS AN EXPERIENCE, LOOKING AND LAUGHING AT ONE ANOTHER AFTER THEY GOT BACK! MEMORIES WAS MADE HERE! THANK YOU LORD, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PROTECTION...DON'T TO THIS DAY KNOW WHAT THAT BIG THU-UD WAS!

... the political and spiritual hubs on the Black Warrior River. I enjoyed it very much. we then rode into Selma to relax and enjoy the warmth(85degrees) I went for a dip in the pool and now am ready to sleep at 6:00 pm. this certainly is a different schedule for me. we usually start riding at 7:30 AM and end by 4:00 PM. Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day.

... instead of windows to add light into the space. A great idea is to place window between the interior walls of the basement space to allow natural light to penetrate into those interior rooms. .