Apr 20, 2012 - Wilderness Rv Resort

Well with that late start we didn't arrive here until 4:30PM. Much later then we like but the weather was nice so Elizabeth got out her chair and set outside in the sun. Rob had to wash the Love Bugs off the windshield and front of the coach. We will be glad to not see them any more.

Mar 4, 2012 - On to Mobile and Pensacola

Friday we made the move from Biloxi to Robertsdale AL. In Robertsdale we stayed at the Wilderness RV Park which is a C2C affiliate. Robertsdale is between Mobile and Pensacola. The RV Park is in a rural area in a pine tree forest with ponds and a lot of open grass areas. Saturday we made the trip to Pensacola to pick up a few items at Wal-Mart and to see the city. The weather turned to rain with some thunder and as we were driving the rain increased and we decided to just return to the coach. Sunday we decided to go to the Bon Secour NWR...

Nov 4, 2011 - California or Bust!

We headed west today along I10 which goes all the way to California. Something must have been going on in the Jacksonville area because the eastbound lanes was crawling with police speed traps. Even more unusual there were 2 places where Customs & Border Patrol were set up. I took a short break outside of Tallahassee for lunch and decided to take US90 which parallels I10. I realized as I entered Quincy, FL that I had been there before. Last winter on the Great Escape Tour I stopped to see The Gulf Oak Service Station. The site was a Gulf...

Oct 25, 2010 - Robertsdale, Alabama

We decided to stay in Robertsdale, Alabama instead of staying on the Florida side. We're close enough to see some sights from Biloxi, Mississippi to Pensacola, Florida. We've had some decent weather, but not much to take pictures of at this time of year. The Gulf is like a ghost town, nothing much happening, out of season, between disasters, but beautiful. It turns out that Robertsdale is a bit too far off the beaten path, and although rural Alabama is a special and beautiful place, there wasn't much picture-taking to do. We stayed at...

Oct 11, 2010 - Day Thirty - Florida & Alabama

Hello again everyone, Well again not a hell of a lot to report to you as we spent most of the day in the RV travelling. Our aim as we left this morning was to head through Florida and along the panhandle before crossing into Alabama and spending the night. So we headed off and it seemed the further we travelled the more of Florida we had to go to get to Alabama, which led me to an interesting thought, I don't think all these old people actually came here to retire, I think they came here on holidays and just have not been able to find there...

May 15, 2010 - Gulf Shores area

We drove down to southern Alabama from Huntsville, stopping in Evergreen overnight because it was a long drive for one day. We stayed at a Passport America park for the discounted rate. Then we chose to stay at a Resorts of Distinction (ROD) park. We need to use our memberships to help keep our costs down. We want to visit Pensacola, FL and also the Gulf Shores of Alabama. As we drove through Alabama we saw lush green corn fields and lovely southern homes on large lots. It still is very humid and you can see the humidity hanging in the air...

Apr 11, 2010 - Strawberry Festival in Loxley, Alabama

This morning we got up early so we could go to 8:00 mass. It was a little cool this morning, only 51 degrees. Afterwards we went to The Waffle House for breakfast. First we had to stop and get me some Tylenol, I had a horrible headache, and changed purses so didn't have any on me. I don't know if I have a cold (again) or if it is just allergies, but I have been fighting this now since we were up at North Shore around all of the live Oaks. We got to the Strawberry Festival and this is a big deal! We were arriving with a lot of other early...

Apr 10, 2010 - Robertsdale, Alabama

We had originally thought we would stay in Biloxi for four nights. This morning, we decided to see if I could find us a place on the way to Pensacola, to stay for a couple nights. I found the Hilltop RV Park here in Robertsdale, AL, which is close to Gulf Shores, AL. We have reservations for a week starting on Monday April 12th in Pensacola, which is now only 30 miles away. So we left Biloxi and were on the road this morning by 11:30 and got here in an hour. It's a nice park just 3/4 mile off of I-10. We have a pull through site, with full...

Apr 1, 2010 - Robertsdale, AL

April 4 - Happy Easter to all our family and friends. We had Easter dinner today at Lambert's in Foley, Alabama. It's famous for throwing hot rolls at you, which they did. Their portions are more than generous and they keep coming around with free pass-arounds like fried okra, macaroni and tomatoes, fried potatoes, black-eyed peas and more. If you leave this place hungry, you eat way too much. We have enough left-overs for tomorrow night's dinner. Tomorrow we leave for Greenville, Alabama which is our first official turn north. We should be...

Oct 28, 2009 - Back to South Alabama

I stayed in the next town from here last May (number 11 of this trip journal) on my way West. Now, I am parked in Camping World, hoping they can fix the spring inside my main awning tomorrow. It is expected to rain the next few days, but I think I can shed my sweatshirt as it should be warmer than it has been for me. This entry has been made to note the stop on my journey. I don't expect to stay here very long, but go into northwestern Florida for a few days. If I move further east on November 1, I won't have to set my clocks back an hour...

May 10, 2009 - Robertsdale, Al

May 10, Sunday Happy Mothers Day to everyone! Still at Paul B Johnson State Park, we attended a Church service at the campground. It was put on by the local Baptist Church. And by the way, there are a lot of Baptist Churches around here. I guess they call it "The Bible Belt" for a reason. There must be a Church in every block and the percentage of them are Baptist. Next in line would be Pentecostal, (which John was raised) So this lonely Presbyterian had a hard time finding a Presbyterian Church. There are not many. But the service was good...

Jan 16, 2009 - The Campground

It's official. We have dabbers. We played bingo. We are retirees. It's been an interesting day. Started with doing some laundry. Waiting we toured the facility. Everything is located in the center hub. I didn't get pix of the indoor pool/sauna/hot tub. Maybe in the morning before we leave. We did participate in the activities today---except the exercise---we were just getting up. There was a movie and popcorn at 3 and bingo at 6:30. Well the dvd for the movie turned out to be scratched but the popcorn was delish as was the conversation...