Day 222: Selma St, Mobile, AL Raining. Another driving rain most of the day. We departed Katherine‘s house midmorning for the Destin area. Met some new friends, Larry and Linda for lunch, then joined Joel and Gay in Miramar Beach, near Destin. Had sushi with new friend Gary and spent the evening chatting with Joe... Continue Reading →

Day 220: Selma St, Mobile, AL Cloudy and warm. Tom and I went for a nice long walk in Mobile. Magnolia Cemetery is a few blocks from Katherine’s house. There are 50,000 burials there. It is an interesting place with a big section of Confederate soldiers. We walked all around and read several informational signs,... Continue Reading →

Day 219: Selma St, Mobile, AL Sunny and warm. Mobile is not too large a city, so by today we were looking at more things to do in the region. We drove south to Bayou La Batre, “The Seafood Capital of Alabama.” It is a tiny town with lots of fishing boats, boat building, and... Continue Reading →

Day 218: Selma St, Mobile, AL Sunny and mild. Mobile has a year-round Mardi Gras store and we got some lights in gold, purple and green for decorating Arvi. Most of the homes on Katherine’s street are decorated for Mardi Gras, and there is a large lot in town with 50-100 RVs and room for... Continue Reading →

Day 217: Selma St, Mobile, AL Cloudy and cool. So now we are in Mobile at our friend Katherine’s house. Katherine took us to the Flora-Bama bar on the state line. On the way we stopped at Montrose. Here is a round hut built by a man with tuberculosis who, given a year to live,... Continue Reading →