Eat eat eat

Since the last post we have been socializing with many of our friends. Socializing usually means going out to eat. The bad news is that it's March so all the half price meals have now returned to full price, bummer. In the picture we were out with Don & Zola, Dave & Donna plus two of Donna girl friends who are here visiting. Today we had two HitchHiker couples show up. Ron & Roberta arrived from FL on their way to TX and are just a few sites down from us. Paul & Dottie arrived from FL going to TX today but are staying at the Escapee park in Summerdale, 16 miles north. The six of us went to DeSotos this afternoon for dinner then visited more at our place. Tomorrow we'll go up to Summerdale to LA BBQ for lunch.

We will also be migrating west to TX two weeks from today, the six of us are joining a group of 25 couples in TX for a rally. We'll stop to see Jody & Renato as we head west.

Patches is in one of her favorite places & watching anything moving out our back window in the other picture. Correction.....watching for a few minutes but really taking a loooong cat nap.

We are watching the weather monitoring all the tornadoes north of us. It has been quite warm (high 70s) the last few days but often overcast. So far all the bad weather has been to the north.

Judy won $40 Wednesday evening playing euchre at the American Legion, I won a paltry $5 Tuesday night here at the park playing euchre. We both won playing poker this afternoon here at the park.

FiFi, The Brat III plus 3 little old friends

While in Mobile we stopped to see Austel's newest Navy ship that's under construction.

Here's the P51 Mustang The Brat III. Today we went to Spanish Fort and met Jody & Renato for lunch at the Olive Garden, Dave & Donna went with us. After lunch Jody & Renato returned to Biloxi as they were going to the hockey game with all of Renato's family. Jody has always liked hockey so she took Renato to his first couple games. He likes the Zamboni too. He liked hockey so much he got his mother & brothers and their families to go tonight.

After lunch Dave, Donna, Judy & me went to the Mobile downtown airport to see the only flying B29 and a P51 that's with it on a southern tour. We have seen several P 51's but never a functioning B29. There were also 3 biplanes there & we could get right up & close to all the planes. If you want to take a ride in the B29's bombardier's position in the front with all the windows........$1500. Wanna go?

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.