Mobile Carnival Museum

The highlight for today was the Mobile Carnival Museum.  We had a guided tour, and the guide was a real story teller.  Among the things we learned: Mobile had a carnival many years before New Orleans did About 10% of Mobile’s population work year found on preparation for the following year’s carnival The two main… Continue reading Mobile Carnival Museum

Wedding anniversary on the road

Life goes on, even while on the road.  Birthdays and anniversaries are no exception. Today is our 27th wedding anniversary (that’s when we made it official – we have been together since 1990 – 34 years ago) We usually eat all our meals in our RV, but today as a treat, we had lunch at… Continue reading Wedding anniversary on the road

What? There’s a shore in Alabama?

Gulf State Park in Alabama is an unexpected pleasant surprise.  The area of the state park dedicated to camping is huge, and each of the 496 sites is quite large, with the pads varying between 45 and 65 feet in length.  It is also a full hookup campground, which isn’t always the case in state… Continue reading What? There’s a shore in Alabama?