Cast is off & having fun with Dave & Donna

Judy had her cast removed on Monday 2/20 & is doing very well now with physical therapy. She wears her soft wrist brace often and is back doing water aerobics.

We have been going out with friends quite often to eat and after going to Streamers Dave, Judy & Donna posed for my cell camera by one of the many souvenir shops in Gulf Shores. Yes, we had shrimp & they were good, we remain unsuccessful eating all the shrimp caught in the Gulf of Mexico be we do try.

Just living & eating in Gulf Shores

Since my last blog entry we haven't done too much but eat. This is our 5th winter here so we have explored the area pretty much all we intend. We have been to several pot lucks, the long food line was the Valentines Day party, we also went to a pulled pork left over clean out the freezer potluck and then a pastie pot luck. There's a lady from upper MI who moved down here a few years back and she makes some GOOD pasties! We'll contact here and order a couple more. Today we joined Dave & Donna with another couple for lunch at Sea & Suds. Chuck & Chris own a HitchHiker and are passing through from FL to TX and stopped to spend a week in Gulf Shores. This is the first time we have met them but we'll all get together Tuesday after the Mardi Gras parade for lunch at Mikee's. I took a picture with my cell phone last night of the rig with the pavilon lit up behind us.

Torn ligament repaired

Here's the beach today when we went to lunch with Don & Zola.

Judy torn the ligament for her right thumb late in December and Tuesday she had outpatient surgery to have it repaired. The doctor said it wasn't as bad as he's use to seeing so her recovery should be successful and short. Looks like we'll be on schedule to depart Gulf Shores mid March after all.

Here's a couple pics of a euchre night here at the park. We play Sunday & Thursday evenings. Judy also plays Tuesday afternoons and Wednesday evenings outside the RV park.

Jody & Renato's & The Shed

Here are some cell phone pictures taken while we were visiting Jody & Renato a couple weeks ago. They are making a Brazilian drink in the kitchen while we watch then we are all playing cards. On our return to Gulf Shores we were all at The Shed for some BBQ. We have been here before on our trips to & from Biloxi. We had Randy, Kristi & Devyn there when they were visiting during New Years.

Jeff Davis home in Biloxi

Thursday Judy & Zola took a casino bus to Biloxi and had Renato pick them up so they spent the night at Jody & Renatos. On Friday Don & I drove over to get the ladies and spend the night. We all had lunch at Newks then went to see the new movie Red Tails which we all enjoyed, including the ladies. In the evening we played cards. Saturday morning we toured Beauvoir, Jefferson Davis' home after the Civil War. The doll in the chair is over 160 years old and belonged to one of Jeff's daughters. The picture of the picture is Beauvoir after Katrina in 2005. Beauvoir is French for "beautiful view". The home & property is on the Gulf beach. After Jeff and his family died the home (and several additional buildings) served as a retirement home for Rebel soldiers and their wives. After the last died it was given to the State of Mississippi to preserve Confederate history. No flash pictures were allowed inside so they turned out dark. I think I'm getting worse at blogging, the text & pictures are scattered all over, dang Blogger software! Can't be me.

Shuffleboard & meeting HitchHiker friends

On TuesdayJudy started started to play shuffleboard. The RV park has refinished the court and is making improvements for the snowbirds. Wednesday we went to LA BBQ & met with 4 other HitchHiker couples for lunch. When we travel we keep our eyes open & check the forum for other nearby members so we can all visit. As you can see by the two F350's and F450 we all buy from American companies that did not take government (yours & mine tax $$$$) bailout dough.

Pot luck & Gulf waves

The weather has been pretty mild this winter but we have had a few "winter" type days. One day it was quite windy so we made a stop at the beach, as we often do just to see the waves. Seen worse but these were OK.

Some RV friends had a pot luck pork roast the past week. As you can see we went. It was in the park pavilion and doesn't that chow look good? Well, it was.

We haven't been up to very much since Randy & Kristi & Devyn went home. Card playing, visiting, & relaxing. Don & Zola are here not we we see them and Judy has her buddy to run around with so I can have my man cave time. Did ya have fun reading this post?!?!?!?!?!