We were given a tip about the breakfast lunch spot otherwise we wouldn't have known it was a restaurant. Since it's close to the RV Park we ate lunch here yesterday and breakfast this morning. It was 35 degrees but sunny. We had to head right into the cold north wind first thing. When we turned east the wind shifted to the north east. Luckily it wasn't blowing to hard.
With all the rain, this area between rivers was flooded on both sides of the road clear out as far into the woods as you could see.
We entered Alabama before we hit another town. One state left!
Reaching the cutoff point for using the ferry or going through mobile. We headed south for the ferry crossing tomorrow.
We waited for this drawbridge in Bayou La Batre. It is actually the first gulf salt water we've seen.
We crossed several inlets from the gulf. This one had a small shipyard.
The old bridge was left in place here but with no road on either side.
Coming into Alabama Port we took the bridge to Dauphin Island.
This is looking toward Dauphin Island from the high point of the bridge
Here we are looking back toward Alabama Port.
This is the ferry terminal we'll use tomorrow.
This is the second ferry that is currently tied up.
This is the running ferry making a landing. It should cost us $5.00 each. We stopped by the ferry trying to decide on accommodations when Katie and Rudy stopped to talk to us. They were southern tier riders heading west. We traded info for awhile and they wound up next to us at the hotel.
Historic Fort Gaines (1821) guarding the western entrance to Mobile Bay.
Our place for the night. We wanted to camp at the campground on the other end of the island. Jim had called the campground yesterday and was told we could both camp for $25.60, today that was the price for each of us. One tent per campsite was the rule and they wouldn't bend even though it made no sense. We paid $76 for the motel rather than give the camp ground $51.20 to pitch tents.
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