Daphne, AL















Yesterday we got up early.  Or Katy got up early to check and see if we could stay longer.  No dice and we had checked multiple times.  We were in line to put our laundry in and by the time we got our stuff out of the washer we ran out of time.  We stopped at a nice little laundromat down the road and 25 minutes later we were good.  

We then drove across highway 98 to have lunch at The Oyster House.  It had been recommended by multiple people.  Katy had a crab cakes and fried green tomatoes.  I had blackened fish tacos.  It was good food and a cool old restaurant on the Delta.  

We then rolled over to Mobile and got set up at our Harvest Host-Serda Brewing.  It was a cool spot off Government St, in a historical neighborhood.  We took the kids for a walk and boy it was hot.  When we got back, the brewery still wasn’t open so we set up in the shade.  

While we were hanging out, Katy found a cancellation at the state park and called them immediately.  Turns out they remembered us and we were able to book 4 days on the bay.  Meaher State Park is really nice. We sped back and got partially set up.  With the storms coming in, a lot of people battened down the hatches and left their rigs here for the comfort and safety of a hotel. 

I kept Sis attached to Lola and really set the stabilization Jack’s down to include the hitch jack.  I also put the X chocks in.  We hung out and watched the waves in the bay grow.  The water was coming up onto the grass.  On a side note, it was also splashing the truck and covering the highway on our drive back to Daphne.  

We took a few walks around the park and our new friends also gave us several more pudding shots.  7 of them and small wooden spoons.  They are quite the boozy dessert connoisseurs.  Carrot Cake, Strawberry Cheesecake, Chocolate Coconut and Peanut Butter with PB Whiskey.  

The storm finally landed around midnight and lasted for almost two hours.  Lots of lightning, thunder and rain.  Winds for us topped out around 40.  Having nothing to slow the winds down made it feel like 60 in our rig.  Clear skies this morning.   

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

The End of 24’

Image
 As 2024 comes to a close, we are in a cabin near Show Low AZ.  This area is beautiful at first glance and we will be here for a week.  It reminds us of Bend/Sisters, but it’s way smaller.  This is the first time Katy has been out of the RV since 12/1/20.  We are looking forward to exploring this area.  We hope everyone had a great Christmas and that you all have a happy New Year!   We took a trip up to Tucson and stayed at Catalina State Park.  It was a great trip and we enjoyed the lights at the botanical gardens.  The state park is great and really spread out.  We also had a seRV event with Full Time Families, where we made cards for the kids and families at Ronald McDonald House.  It was an amazing event and we enjoyed seeing old friends and making new ones.  The kids who participated were awesome, they helped us set up and tear down.   The next day we co-hosted another event in Sierra Vista.  We partnered with Wr...
Read more

North Again?

Image
Well, a lot has happened in the past month.     2025 is starting off pretty big.     We had a great time in the Show Low, Pine Top and Lakeside area.     Katy and I stayed in a one room cabin with the pups and it was fun, but after a few days we missed having our own stuff and our bed.     The area is cool and we had fun exploring Greer which was like driving down to the Metolius.    We went up to the ski hill the same day.    There were 1 or 2 runs open of man made snow and about 400 cars worth of people sharing the hill.    Not our jam.    The Pinetop Brewing Co was a fun stop, they have great beers and good food.    Beer brewed at 7,000’.   We took a tour of Petrified Forest NP and really like it.    It is a mixture of Blue Basin, The Painted Hills and the Badlands with a spattering of Fossilized Trees.    It’s worth getting out and taking the short loops in the par...
Read more

Want to go to Skagway?

Image
Friday we drove from Teslin Lake to Whitehorse Yukon.    We got on the road pretty early and were surprised to not see any wildlife along the way.    First stop was the laundromat.    Two XL washers and three dryers later and we were in business.    We met another full time couple doing laundry, who are traveling to Juneau for the summer.   Barry said they had a 5 hour ferry ride from Skagway to Juneau.    We then got to chatting about Skagway and the fact it was only two hours away.    I had been looking at it on maps but didn’t realize we were that close.    We parted ways and headed to Woodcutter’s Blanket Bar and Brewery for lunch.    Good beer…pass on the food.    While at the bar, I suggested we head to Skagway for a night or two as we will not have full hookups in Fairbanks until 5/4 ish.    I then talked myself out of it and Katy said let’s go for it.   We book...
Read more