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1st blogged trip (leg). On the way from Toano, VA (over by Willamsburg)... Stayed the night at Satsuma, AL, just above Mobile. Headed to Houston, TX for a Monday delivery. Will stay tonight at the Pilot in Baytown, about 1/2-hour away. I prefer larger stops with more amenities, but my company fuels at Pilots, and I can get a shower ...

The 14th of November, we pulled into Big Bayou Canot just in time for another fantastic sunset.The early evening sounds were dominated by the grunts and splashes of a large group of wild pigs at the water's edge.

The next morning after the fog finally lifted, we began the last stretch towards our final destination: Mobile, AL.

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... course, in the process learned quite a bit about ourselves.

On issue (among many) we've dealt with in the past has been the notion of exactly what is needed on a journey. There are many articles and books devoted to this question. We were reminded of a quote from Alexander Solzhenitzyn (Russian novelist, historian and Nobel prize winner):
"Own only what you can always ...

... Chinese authorities. The mountain turned out to be a mole hill.

Then there was the notion of just sending the passport out to the unknown. Would it ever return?

Therefore it was with much relief that David tore off the end of the FedEx package to reveal our passports with the Chinese visa stamped within the inner pages. We marveled at how some entities have the power to change the face of a document that others consider sacred.

Breathe

... be an All-Star baseball team at the hotel for a tournament and they had taken over the very small pool. We told the kids we could swim in the morning instead and luckily, they were ok with that. We had dinner at a Waffle House across the street. It was a really nice night.

... and takes a seat. I see Ted back at the RV 15 minutes later. Apparently he met some resistance from Red due to his lack of proper attire. He chucks a shirt on and treks back to the restaurant. 15 minutes later I see Ted back at the RV. Ted is not happy. Red closed shop on Ted. Bolted the door. Ted hates Red. String cheese and beef jerky for Ted. We fish that night with no luck. I like to think it was because we didn't have the proper bait.

... Lot of ceramics.
Saw many porcelain works of Boehm.
Took 3 hours to see this big garden,Saw the Rose garden,Oriental Gardens,fountains,conservatory,a bayou area and mirror lake.
Back to Mobile and had dinner at Godfather's Pizza.Eat as much pizza as you can.

... city trolley.The driver narrates about downton.
Walk downtown and visit a bookstore .It has a haunted section.
Drove to Wintzell's Oyster Restaurant with the GPS aid.
Ate grilled oysters and L had the fried oysters..It is the oldest restaurant (1938) with funny sayings in the wall.by the founder.Ex, "After 12 Canadian beers and a dozen Wintzell.s oysters there no such things as an ugly woman."

I got into Mobile and stayed with my Grandparents, who I hadn't seen in quite some time. This was very nice to be in a safe place where I could just relax and talk about things that had happened over time, and whatnot. As with San Antonio I didn't do too much other than to rest and visit with my family, and eat some good food. But this was a great stop nonetheless, and I look forward to visiting my roots in Mobile again.

Well folks chalk another one up for the Road Warriors! We are just leaving Hobie's and had a wonderful night. It all started with my co-pilot Kara taking the brunt of the driving for the day. I took the morning shift and then turned the wheel over to her for the rest of the trip. We started off with some perfect timing getting into town. We arrived right as Hobie got off of work, went back to her place and immediately cracked a cold one. After 8 hours ...