As mentionrd before, we spent the night at Gulf Shores Alabama State Park, first time for misquotes! It was in the middle of the swamp, oops bayou.
Janice must be right, fresh water, heater; bathrooms are like frog resorts!
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| Tree Frog At Spa |
Crossed Mobile Bay by ferry today, between Fort Morgan, Gulf Shores, AL and Fort Gaines, Dauphin Island, AL. During the Civil War, these two forts kept Mobile Bay’s ports open for ships exporting cotton, which helped finance the Confederacy. During one of the last battles of the War it is said that the saying “Damn the Torpedoes. Full Steam Ahead!” was uttered by Admiral David Glasgow Farragut. When the lead ship was demolished by a mine, in the following confusion, Farragut gave the orders embodied by these famous words. He swung his own ship clear and headed across the mines, which failed to explode. The fleet took control of the bay, which expedited the end of the War. The torpedoes to which Farragut and his contemporaries referred would today be described as tethered mines. The 45-minute ferry crossing did not count in today’s 45 miles.
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| 1st line for the ferry! |
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Oil Rig offshore in Mobile Bay |
Leaving Dauphin Island I crossed a three-mile long high rise bridge which was opened in July, 1982 after the original draw bridge was destroyed by Hurricane Frederic in 1979. My top speed coming down the bridge was 35 MPH according to the GPS static; I stopped looking at the speedometer at 32 MPH
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| Boat Condos |
This has got to be the experience of a life time! You are more than 1/6 of the way to San Diego. You go girl!!
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at least that frog isnt dead.
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