Dauphin Island

We actually wanted to go to Dauphin Island yesterday on our touristy drive but with the weather and time a schedule for the ferry, we couldn’t, so we headed back west to check it out.

We didn’t get on the first Ferry as we saw it moving away, so as we waited for the next ferry,I walked around and saw dolphins and birds. There was even hummingbirds at the hummingbirds feeder which was exciting as we don’t have hummingbirds in Australia.

We went over to Dauphin Island to see the Sea lab so the kids can learn about the area. By the end of the visit we touched sharks and stingrays and Brandon was even brave enough to touch dead Sea creatures like octopus and Both the kids quite loved touching the hermit crabs.

After the island we went back via the ferry, driving through the Tyndall airforce base ( 40 miles of protective land) and then headed toward Florabama, the touristy beach town at the border of Florida and Alabama.

The houses, as like many beach houses, are high on stilts, weatherboard looking. Once out of the tourist strips the area looks quiet and serene. The beaches are beautiful white sand beaches but the touristy tall hotels and retail shops kind of ruin the feel.

We looked for a place to eat dinner and we came across a beach restaurant called CoastAl in Orange beach. It just happened to be at the end of the Kentucky Derby so many people were dressed up.

We had a lovely dinner and while we were eating saw dolphins in the ocean.

After dinner we headed back to our Covered Wagon.

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