July 9 We left Gulf Shores Mon morning and began the journey home. We traveled through Alabama, Mississippi, touched Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, and now Utah. The roads good. The speed limit high and scenery diverse as we traveled Mon-Wed. Today we went through Colorado and Utah on Hwy 50 and I-70 and the scenery was nothing short of spectacular. The mountains and the colors of the rocks. Changing vegetation from shrub to pine trees. Each of the parks we stayed in were good. Last night was Coaldale, Co and we woke to low 50 degree temps.Arrived today in Delta, Ut and it was 95 when we got here. Deb took lots of photos but the camera doesn't do justice to the views the eye can see. Tomorrow we cross the loneliest hwy, Hwy 50 across Nevada where we will stop one more night before finishing the drive home Sat. Anticipate an early afternoon arrival at Casa de Hubbard in Clearlake Oaks.
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July 2 Things are getting busy as we approach the 4th. So we, being more like locals than tourists, are being more quiet. Today we joined a good friend of my brother's at the Wolf Bay Lodge for lunch. Deb had a very nice gumbo. I suffered with yet another excellent hamburger. It was nice seeing Dan whom I had met 4 years ago. A good time was had before he went back to work and we went back to lounge by the pool at the condo. July 3 Today is Seafood day as we promised Deb a seafood meal. The destination was the Angry Crab. Deb had a twin lobster rool and it was almost as sweet as the lobster we had in Maine 2 years ago. This lunch didn't contain quite as much lobster but it was good. I had a crabcake and shrimp sandwich. Normally crab cakes are a bit smaller around but this one was packed with big bites of shrimp and bigger around than the hamburger bun it was on. We also split a cup of gumbo which Deb rated even better than the one she had yesterday. The food was excellent. Lea...
June 29 The twenty minute drive to Big Daddy's was worth it. Terrific Burger and fries. The restaurant sits on a back bay and sort of reminded me of Richmond Park. After a great lunch we discovered the hoped for boat ride had to be postponed a day as my nephew got called into work. We headed back to the condo and spend some time by the pool. It is amazing how much energy is consumed by the humidity. The average bed time here has been 8:30 pm. June 30 Boat ride day has arrived and we are scheduled for a 10 o'clock departure. Best laid plans, we finally get underway a little past noon. The first goal was The Pirates Cove. One of many on the water places for drinks and food. After a good lunch and a Bushwacker beverage we were back on the water. We circled an Island and went back a slightly different way. Along the route we passed a unique structure and learned it was the Condo and Boat House for Bret Favre's uncle. The condo is in the blue twin towers and the 98 foot yacht ...