Ocean Reef by Meyer Real Estate Gulf Shores

Pensacola... the show was good, the hotel was horrible.

For the record, Pensacola does not count as Florida. The panhandle is not Florida. I know Florida. Pensacola is Alabama light.

I couldn't even find a Publix nearby!

On to New Orleans!!!!!

:)

De camino hacia New Orleans, paramos a visitar dos Parques Nacionales, el Big Lagoon, uno de los mejores parques en la costa de los USA, y el Tarkiln Bayou Park, caracterizado por las raras especies de plantas como algunas carnivoras.

On the way to New Orleans, we stopped to visit two national parks, Big Lagoon, one of the best parks on the coast of the USA, and Tarkiln Bayou Park, featuring the rare species of plants and some carnivores.

... lights and all tons of cars. We all got off and proceeded east on 90. To my horror, the rains came in buckets and 4 minues later i was soaked alll the way thru. Waterproof Gear...my ass!

After two hours i'd made it 7 miles on SR 90. I got back to I-10 and was the only one on the road for miles and miles. I gave it more gas, which did two things: first, i froze my tail off. Secondly, I couldnt see anything due my faceshiled fogging up. It just got too dangerous ...

... touching your "undergarments". Anyway it was a nice gesture and i have all clean stuff now.

So this morning my uncle made the bombest waffles ever! Then we went to his friends house in town, the guy is a serious BMW freak, has about 11 machines in garages and two or three other makes as well. Here are some pics. Anyway we talked with BMW guy for an hour, he was a wealth of knowledge and said I didnt need to visit a mechanic ...

Leeroy experienced a road trip U.S.A style 6:30am straight to the coach with a stop at Pensacola beach nice white sands e.t.c. for lunch & Avo...too bad there was a thunder storm warning so beach was closed for the afternoon so ended up a 8 hour straight drive.. the seas were angry that day my friends.

... come through and destroy these ones too. Why do we spend all this money to preserve the coast when it's most likely not going to last?

Then we drive over a bridge crossing an inlet and my skepticism is immediately replaced with wonderment.

What a piece of work this world is.

... I was still pretty exhausted and didn't have my head in the game the way I should have. I am sure that I will learn to stay closer to my camera in future ventures so I don't lose the memories of what makes all this travel so great.

... will affect these communities. Tourism and the service industries seems to be 'it' for the local businesses. This section of the gulf coast will draw me back for a visit during warmer weather. The dunes were enticing, but on the wrong side of the a road for a quick look see! One of the disadvantages of traveling in a large vehicle is that parking can sometimes be a problem. We also found it cool - the temperature didn't ...

... TWO THINGS, THOUGH. I MISSED SEEING THE LITTLE SAND PIPERS AND FOR THE LIFE OF ME I DO NOT KNOW WHERE THEY WERE. THIS WAS VERY STRANGE. I, ALSO, MISSED PLAYING GIN RUMMY WITH HUBBY. I WILL CATCH BACK UP...YOU CAN BANK ON IT! THANK YOU FATHER FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART FOR A WONDERFUL TIME AND ANOTHER TIME TO SINK MY TOES IN THE SAND AND WALK IN YOUR AWESOME OCEAN!!!

(51) JULY 27, 2009
We decided to go back to the beach early. Invited Son and family to go. They took us up on
it. They will be going to school and our son will be in training as he is a rookie firefighter. So, it will be lots of learning and commitment for them when they get back. We could not get a bigger condo at this late a date. So, we decided to make do and make memories. The weather ...