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I followed my own strategy when we were there Nov 2022 (Thanksgiving time). We were on the 1st boat to MK. Waited a short time for the MK turn styles. After going up to the hub and swinging over to the right toward the teacups, this was our wait/view. But at some point during our wait, I...

A bus runs from the Settlement Bus Depot to MK and back all day long on the same schedule as the boat. For a 9am official rope drop time, the big boat comes to the dock about 720am, gets to MK about 745am, turnstyles open to Main Street at 750-800am to queue up for the early opening at 830am...

Happy Birthday Joe!

The condo building across from us in OB was bathed in light. While I was putting things away and getting ready to leave this morning, a 7-footer gator floated by slowly out in the lake. He was good sized. Finally at 10am we were loaded up and ready to depart. My parents had watered...

We took some photos to send to the kids (while they are at work - ha! :rotfl2:) then headed back to our bikes. (We're trying our best to spend their inheritance while we still can. :thumbsup2 ) DW had commented on the little stand-outs of nature at our campsite. Like the yellow...

We are back home but I will finish my updates. The sunrise shown in the previous post for Friday April 19, 2024 was beautiful. And in fact, the entire day was the best one of the trip in terms of temps, wind, and sunshine. The winds were low in the morning so I finished up the puzzle by...

Yes this is the time after Easter/spring break and before summer crowds so mid-week is typically not full but the weekends still book up for locals and short stays. Glad you made it home, @champagne&disney . Bama Ed

Glad to year that Mom had a good day today. She was due one, that's for sure. For today's update (Thursday), I will admit to being lazy. Although I did get up at sunrise for a photo, there were high gray clouds and low level fog to boot. So no pic today. But the winds were less after sunup...

I always come down the Baldwin/Foley Beach Express Highways from I-10 and avoid the toll bridge by driving over to Highway 59 via County Road 4/Cotton Creek Dr. as mentioned in the link above. But my destination is Gulf Shores anyway and the avoiders they are referring to in the link are guests...

Today, Don, I am reminded of how well Spencer writes as he did last month. He's direct, concise, and of course, he paints a mental colorful picture with the words he chooses to use. It gives me chill bumps to see it again.

Nerds like me, when on vacation, will search out used book stores hoping to find a few good, cheap train books. My criteria by definition is along the lines of: - mostly/exclusively American trains and not a lot from other countries if any - mostly steam locomotive related but not necessarily...

I am behind so let's do yesterday (Wednesday). It was cloudy at sunrise and also foggy down close to the ground so no sunrise pic. But the winds were less so I got some puzzle time in. Late morning we we in search of a big used book store on the north side of Foley (10 miles north of Gulf...

A hair less than a mile from the Settlement Bus Depot to the Bus Depot at Wilderness Lodge, @mco65. I assume, based on current reports, that Frontier Way (which runs past loop 2000) will be unavailable in the near term for the CFW conversions.

Damn. Mom always did say you were smarter than me....

BBQ replacement fer sher, @Phijammamama . I'd bet @Teamubr 's lunch money on it. :scratchin Bama Ed

But I will try sunrise again tomorrow.

We visited the local fish monger. Red snapper was our menu item which would be blackened with cajun and garlic/herb spices. This is the staple of my spice pantry in one form or another. Does anyone else have a problem at the beach with the moisture/humidity caking up their shakeable...

Getting caught up on a Gulf State Park data dump. Sunrise photos are always a question mark. Today clouds on the horizon blocked a horizon type photo. I went to take my shower and came back to this. Plenty of bird life around the campsite. Mister and Misses Cardinal were out and about...