dec 7 2021
what a fun past 6 weeks since i last blogged.
theres Lefty peeking out at us
releasing a Sea Turtle after a 3 month rehab
one of 3 of Leftys babies. about 2 years old
got lucky enough to see a gopher turtle while out biking one day. they can really move fast
Heron must have a nest here she was there almost daily
redneck dancing at the local pub and grub in Lake Panasoffkee. he frequently danced all alone and she joined him with a cigarette and a cane
our spot in Lake pan rv park
bye bye Gulf shores al.
finally a picture of our new friends and old all together
Gulf shores national seashore. beautiful
jan, judy and beth along with lucy. jan was the scorekeeper for the bean bag games
packer viking game. vikings won. phil was thrilled!
night view at gulf shores
days were just as nice
did a couple of long beach walks. so relaxing
full moon over the lake in GS
daily firing of the cannon at the Grand Hotel in Fairhope Al.
jan, judy,me and beth helping out the economy of Fairhope Al
jan and i just had to have wine at tacky jacks one afternoon
check out the "model" between beth and i . she looked so real and we all figured we would look like her some day
the views from our campsite in GS. amazing. 
after leaving brads area we went to Pigeon Forge Tn for a few days. way busy! then we headed for Atmore Al to a casino campground. OHhh i was in heaven. fun casino. Windcreek casino. campground was $28 a night. we were in a site #7. great tv and wi fi there. found a good ol boys bar somewhere in Atmore. confederate flag hanging from ceiling and bullet holes in the walls. table of men sitting around and truly could not understand a word they said.
after leaving atmore we headed to gulf shores state park. #12. $963 for the month. love the park but they raised their rate again for next year and at $1163 they are starting to price themselves out of our price point. love love love the bike trails. saw lots of wildlife this year. made new friends Rob and Judy from california and Scott and Gail from watertown sd. fun people. got together with them, todd and beth and jan and phil almost every day for happy hours and occasional meals. 13 of us got together for thanksgiving. food was amazing.! went to some of our favorite haunts in GS like Papa Rocco's, and Tacky Jacks in Orange beach and GS. The other ladies and myself went to Fairhope Al for a day. fun town with lots of little shops to poke thru. got rearended by a young lady one night on the way home from our new favorite place the Beachhouse. we will be needing to get a new bumper. she had more damage to her car i think. her mom wants to try and pay without going thru insurance. we will see how that goes.
now in Lake Panasoffkee Fl. at Lake Pan RV park. site #40. $639 a month plus electric. cable is good. wifi ok. Our canadian friend Laurie is joining us for the winter and shes a couple spots down. beth and todd are next to us. our sites are really close together. feel bad for them as the space out our front door is much larger than theirs.
we have spent a little bit of time exploring some of the area. found a bar/grill close by that has occasional bands which we listened to last weekend. some old friends that we met the first 2 yrs in florida want to get together while we are here. so that should make for some fun.
