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Easter at the Tomlins
Wilmer, AL, April 2026 The original 2026 plan was to travel on Easter to our next destination. This changed at the last minute. We discovered staying 3 extra days resulted in the monthly rate which was $300 less. Glenda and Robert invited us over to their house for Easter Dinner and a movie. We had…
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McMillan Fort Morgan Fishing Pier
Fort Morgan, AL, March 2026 After the hikes and beach, Kate did not feel like there was a need to tour Fort Morgan. John felt like they should go to the Fort Morgan end of the peninsula to take a picture, since we drove all this way already. Kate concurred, so we went to the…
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Bon Secour Beach
Bon Secour Wildlife Refuge, AL, April 2026 After hiking, we ate and went to the beach. On the way to the beach, we had to pass the sand dunes. The dunes were probably as tall me and home to the local mice population. We did not see mice but did see holes in the sand.…
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Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge Hike
Gasque, AL, April 2026 The lady at the visitor center wanted to know if we wanted to see song birds or shore birds. John said that he did not care how certain the birds were. He was fine with shore birds or unshore birds. He doesn’t think the lady understood the joke. She told us…
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Is that a Dragon Fly or a Flagon Dry?
Escatawpa Hollow State Park, AL, April 2026 Have you even seen a Dragonfly trip? We think his blood alcohol content is above the legal limit. We think he was hanging out under our steps to get out of the wind. This just happened to be a lucky sequence of pictures when a gust of wind…
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Azalea Festival
Semmes, AL, March 2026 I love going to small town festivals especially when they include retail booths. The Azalea Festival was held in Semmes, Alabama at the high school parking area. The festival included a stage for local school and group performances, Jeep Show, dog adoption area, blood drive bus, local business booths, craft and…
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Alabama has Alligators too
River Delta Marina, AL, March 2026 Kate saw it last year. We both saw it this year. Alabama has Alligators too. When we stopped at the marina, it was hiding from the Paparazzi at the end of the pond. They certainly blend in well. Kate lost track of him and could not find him again.…
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Bon Secour National Wildlife Reserve Visitor Center
Gasque, AL, April 2026 Kate wanted to get a cancel stamp at Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge, so we planned a visit on Thursday. The drive from the campground is about two hours because you have to drive around Mobile and then south to the shore. The cancel stamp is at the visitor center, but…
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They Are So Cold Blooded …
Escatawpa Hollow State Park, AL, March 2026 … because they are amphibians and reptiles. There is a depression behind site 4. If it rains enough, it fills with water. When we got here, it was pretty full, but it dried up to mud. We realized there were tadpoles in it about week two, so we…
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Game Night with the Andersons
Mobile, AL, March 2026 Marsha and I have been talking about visiting and things to do. We finally decided on Supper and Game Night. The game was Chickenfoot Dominos. What I’ve learned is that there are many different ways to play Chickenfoot. For instance, dominos are mixed and all dominos are evenly split between the…