Very warm today.....

Our Location: Bluegrass Rv Park, Foley, Alabama 

(pics taken with my phone)

A warm overnight last night, followed by an extremely warm day. True blue skies and a big yellow ball in the sky made for a day of amazing weather here in Foley. Tonight will be warm as well with chance of rain over night. Nothing to complain about. 

Garden swing near the walking path.

Breakfast was a quiet thing, followed by us hopping in the Dogsled and heading out. We had a few things that needed to be accomplished and managed to do them all. Yeah us. ~laugh~ 

We stopped at Old Time Pottery to pick up some more yarn, they are having a half price sale on yarn and Riley enjoys knitting. She's currently working on a scarf for herself. We bought a round needle today, she wants to try to knit a hat.

 

Pontoon boat, waiting for some fisherman.

 

After that we crossed over the big bridge leading into Orange Beach and parked at a Church so we could walk along the Back Country Trail but in the opposite direction as before. We didn't like this part of the path too much, it followed the road, it was very noisy. We did however make it our 1/2 hour in a Westerly direction before turning around and heading back to the Dogsled. 

 

After our walk we drove back to The Wharf, a shopping spot we found the other day. There is a store there called the House of Jerky. It lists Buffalo, Elk, Gator, Ostrich, and Wild Boar as samples of Jerky meat available. We knew it would be expensive but honestly I couldn't afford to by anything there, it was so expensive. It was interesting to look at though. ~laugh~ 

On the walking path....

We had some things to donate and stopped at a Thrift Store to drop those things off. It was called the Holy Spirit Thrift Store. We just dropped stuff and left. 

From there we had one more stop and managed to get that behind us so we could hurry home around 1:00 pm for lunch. Once again I sat outside eating my Garden Salad. It finally got too hot and I had to move in doors. I was kind of relaxing on the couch and wouldn't you know it, I dozed off for a bit. ~laugh~ I think I'm getting enough sun to knock me out for a bit. ~laugh~ No complaints though!!!

Further along the walking path..

 

Prepped dinner and continued to read. Shortly after 6 pm I headed out to start BBQ'ing. Tonight we had Brown Wild Rice with Black Beans, Rosemary- Basil Veggies and Orange Mustard Glazed Chicken Breast. Good stuff. The chicken breast were big enough that we only had to cook one but still cooked two (one tomorrow for lunch for Riley) and split it. It was excellent.That makes two of our Mike's sauces we've finished up in the last two days. We have a couple more bottles but we're saving those for the summer. We'll be keeping up the effort of trying new BBQ sauces while we're here.

 

Yummy....

 

 

After dinner a quick clean up inside and out. I called my sister tonight to chat for a while. She sounds wonderful and I'm happy to hear she's feeling better. I sure do miss her and I'm looking forward to seeing her again in the summer months on the island. 

 

Time to go in our own directions and for me to work on this blog. I will admit I'm tired tonight and think I'll be heading off to zzzzzzzz's pretty soon. ~laugh~ 

 

So thanks for stopping by, feel free to leave a comment. Until next time...be safe, take care....

Blustery wind this morning....

Our Location: Bluegrass Rv Park, Foley, Alabama

A cool night outside last night but nice in the Igloo, we leave the heater on and it keeps it from getting too frosty inside. Blue skies today but a cold blustery wind kept the temps down. As the day progressed the wind died down and this evening it's a pretty nice night out there. 

A baby cone compared to those we've been seeing in our travels.

After breakfast we truly didn't have any plans but decided we should find somewhere to actually get a good walk in. We headed out to Gulf Shores to find the Gulf Oak Ridge Trail, which we eventually found after a good deal of looking. Nice trail, hardtop all the way similar to what we had when we walked the Riverwalk in Albany, Ga. The cold wind was in our faces as we returned and I was wishing I'd have brought my gloves, my hands were aching by the time we got back to the Dogsled. 

This thing is longer than Riley's hand!

On the way to find this walking path we toured a few back roads and stopped to take a few pics along the way. Some interesting sights if you keep your eyes open. Some monster type trucks down here and a few of them are pretty big with tires bigger than me. ~laugh~ 

I think the little car underneath might not be worth fixing. ~laugh~

We have been looking for a specific store called the House of Jerky and today we found it, it was closed. ~laugh~ No hours posted so we have no idea when it's open but perhaps we'll try again some times this week, if we happen back this way to walk again. 

Part of the Gulf Oak Ridge Trail.

We stopped at Books A Million to see about an Ereader, but they don't have any, they suggested Target. Now honestly how could a book store suggest we go somewhere else to get a 'book'? We've tried a number of places here and none seem to be available. We'll be heading back into Pensacola this week, we'll hit the Best Buy there. A quick stop at the Dollar Tree, and another at Target, but as you've surmised from the above line, they didn't have any either. The Dollar Store wasn't for an Ereader. ~laugh~ It was to get some window wipes as I'm all out of them and they are great for mirrors, windows and chrome. From there we headed home and managed to be back just before 1 pm. 

The Canal that runs between Foley and Gulf Shores.

Too cold to eat lunch outside today but we had the big door for a bit, until the wind started picking up again, then time to shut it. Riley laid down about 2:30 pm and had herself an hour's nap, and I conked out around 3 for a half hour nap. I awoke to a knocking on the door, Miss Charlotte of Vern and Charlotte along with Miss Norma was here to tell us they would be at CiCi's pizza place at 4:30 pm this afternoon for dinner if we would like to join them. I thanked them but declined. It's too early for us for dinner and too late for lunch. ~laugh~ 

One of the tug boats we seen today on the Canal, just sitting on it's day of rest.

Read for a bit, then around 4:30 we started prepping dinner. Read some more until about 6:15 pm, time to start cooking dinner outside on the BBQ. Dill Potatoes with Onions, Sweet Basil-Thyme Garlic Veggies, and Turkey burgers. I had an English muffin with mine, Riley had regular burger buns. It was pretty good, not as cold outside cooking as I thought, it's seems to be warming up now that the wind died down. 

Palm trees line the driveway leaving The Wharf.

As I was outside cooking dinner, Sue next door stopped by to thank me for telling them about the outdoor speakers being on. I assured her I wasn't complaining but thought for certain they didn't know which she of course explained was due to some grandkids playing music at some point before and they hadn't realized they were still on. ~laugh~ 

Turkey burgers tonight....

Clean up after dinner, and a walk up to the dumpster, then a stop at the clubhouse to thank Vern & Charlotte again for the dinner invitation. Home by 8:15 pm and off to do our own thing after that. 

A Happy Birthday goes out to two of my cousins, Bob Kay and his sister Ruth Kay who both celebrate a birthday today. Happy Birthday to both of them!!!

All in all, a good day, no complaints. Hope tomorrow is nicer temperature wise and we can get another walk in. We've been missing those. Thanks for stopping by, hope you enjoyed your visit. Until next time..be safe...take care....