Whaler Gulf Shores

Pensacola... the show was good, the hotel was horrible.<br><br>For the record, Pensacola does not count as Florida. The panhandle is not Florida. I know Florida. Pensacola is Alabama light. <br><br>I couldn't even find a Publix nearby!<br><br>On to New Orleans!!!!! <br><br>:)<br>

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.<br><br> 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.<br>

... since my inclination is to go faster than I should, so i pulled off and got a room. at 200pm local time. Today is my day off I guess. I will try again tomorrow. If its still bad weather i'm outta here and heading to SC. Oh, i gotta say after 700 odd miles with the cramp buster, i'm sold on that thing! It makes a huge difference! my hand still hurts but mostly from the previous days' ride.<br><br>see ya on the road tomorrow, hopefully.<br><br>RAH<br><br> <br> <br>

... and chugged a sugar-free red bull for good measure. I got back on the road and noticed zero improvement but I was able to settle into a nice groove finally. My second wind kicked in late in the day, unfortunately, i hit traffic. Normally this isnt a problem but lane-splitting is illegal in most other states. <br><br>To sum it up, I made it thru LA, MS, AL and I'm 7 miles into the Florida border chilling at a hotel. Tomorrow is ...

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 &amp; 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.

<br>5 pm<br><br>Well, old jenny davis wasn't working.  Too bad for us.  <br><br>Anyway, I'm driving with my dad from the Flora-bama bar to Pensacola where we're staying tonight and I'm trying to figure out why. Why are all these brand new condos here? We have to know that someday a storm like Catrina ...

... 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.<br>

(48)JUNE 5, 2009<br>WHAT A BEAUTIFUL STAY AT THE BEACH. THE KIDS CAME IN THE NEXT NIGHT AT THE SUGAR BEACH CONDO. WE GOT THERE FIRST BECAUSE WE WANTED TO STAY ANOTHER DAY. WE STAYED AT AMERICA'S BEST INNS AND SUITES. WE REALLY DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT. WE WERE PLEASANTLY SURPRISED. THE ROOM WAS REALLY NICE. HAD A GOOD STAY THAT NIGHT. THE WEATHER WAS JUST WONDERFUL ...

(50)JULY 27, 2009<br>We decided to go back to the beach early. Invited Son and family to go. They took us up on<br>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 ...

... but terrible service. We usually go a few times each trip but for some we didn't make it this year. And the best crab legs and shrimp on the beach are at the Steamer. But bring a heavy wallet. You have to pay for the best. That's about it. If any of the pictures jog an interesting story I'll attach it to the picture. Regards and happy traveling, Jarod