Blogs from Alabama, United States, North America - page 2

Another cool day in Morgantown. Took Leo for a morning walk. Neighbor across the street had water running out of the house. The lady said she was on vacation too and couldn't find the shutoff valve. She contacted the manager, but no one had arrived yet We had a nice breakfast. We decided to head to Daughin Island. We lined up for the ferry ride. Leo was sure he was at the bank and was waiting for a treat from the guy at the ticket booth. 40 minutes on the ferry across the bay. We drove across Daughin Island. Lori was dropped off on the west end of the island with the bike for a ride back to town. Should have checked the wind before the drop off. Next time will need to remember to ride ... read more

Woke up to a layer of ice and snow in Bowling Green. Leo had a nice walk and then it was time for some breakfast at the hotel. It was a nice mix of hot and cold breakfast items. We loaded up the truck headed down the road a bit. Still lots of ice on the roads. We stopped at the Krispy Kreme before leaving town just because it was there. We stopped in Birmingham for some nice "hot chicken". We arrived in Gulf Shores and easily found our "new home". One row of houses back from the ocean. Leo got his first walk on the beach. Then it was off to dinner. Busy little place just a few miles down the road. We had to wait about an hour. It seems we are not the ... read more

Sunday: A lazy sunday morning after an action packed Saturday out adventuring. Of course I had to do more peanut hunting, but since it was Sunday I found a lot of businesses were closed. I'm showing up on a lot of security cameras I'm sure people going what is that lady doing here... oh well! Later in the afternoon Copper and I did a local hike at a place called "forever wild trails" which is inside the Dothan city limits. It's the longest trail system I'm found in GA, FL and AL but it's mostly because they are just carving loopy trails into a small area. More of a mountain bike place as well. The pine trees are also all planted in perfect rows so very man made. Given all the loopy trails we did get ... read more

The coolest thing about Dothan in my opinion is that there are 60+ Peanuts around town as a community art project representing that Dothan is the peanut capital of the world. Here is some information from the Dothan visitor center "Peanuts haven't always ruled the soil in our part of the world. At one time, it was all about king Cotton. Unfortunately by the 1920s, the boll weevil had taken over most of the cotton fields in the South, and farmers were left with destroyed fields and empty pockets heading into the Great Depression... Luckily for the Wiregrass, the sandy soil on the farm lands was the perfect growing environment for shallow peanut plans. Peanuts quickly revitalized farming around Dothan, and in present-day, 50% of the world's peanuts are grown within a 100-mile radius of Dothan. ... read more

To all the mothers reading our blog, we wish you a very Happy Mother’s Day. We have been in a holding pattern at present here at Red Bay. Still waiting and hoping to get in soon at Bay Diesel for the second time. Otherwise, we will stay put until May 20th when we have a confirmed appointment. Pray that someone else cancels so we can get in early. Pray, Pray, Pray. Thank you. Time to take you around the area. Thursday evening we went to Swamp John’s restaurant for their fish buffet. It is one of our favorites. I even have a shirt from here. The place is rough. It’s an older gas station garage that has been converted into a restaurant. The restoration has been quite limited. It still seems more like a gas station ... read more