Tom and Jen bought a truck camper.
Day 226: Geronimo St, Miramar Beach, FL Cloudy, rain in the evening. Servant Care is a ministry that provides housing or a resting place for missionaries or pastors who are home from the mission field for a while. We have been involved for several years and have hosted five families who were raising support or... Continue Reading →
Day 225: Geronimo St, Miramar Beach, FL Sunny, breezy, warm. The church was full of snowbirds: Grace Lutheran in Destin. They’re having a bonfire at the beach and an open house at the pastor’s home. If we were to stay here for the winter, I think I would like to get involved. Pastor asked where... Continue Reading →
Day 224: Geronimo St, Miramar Beach, FL Sunny and mild. Joe drove us west to the Destin post office and on to Pensacola to look at the beaches. We found a brewery in Pensacola and a good little sandwich shop. On the way we bought some great citrus fruit grown locally.
Day 223: Geronimo St, Miramar Beach, FL Sunny, breezy and cool. Joel and Gay have rented a nice condo in Miramar Beach for a month. We walked to the beach three times and to Winn Dixie twice and hung out with them and Zoey the dog. As the pictures show, it is not warm in... Continue Reading →
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 221: Selma St, Mobile, AL Raining. We really didn’t do much, or go anywhere. We sat inside while it rained. Katherine took us to a popular burger bar down the street from her house.
Once we crossed into Louisiana one of the first things we did was stop for seafood lunch at Steamboat Bill's. We had gumbo and étouffée and were introduced to boudin (pronounced boo-DAN). That was the beginning of a tastebud odyssey. We didn't cook much campfood while in Lousianna or Mississippi. Eating the local fare was... 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 →
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