December 22, 2023 – Traveling with Rich & Julie
Some of our Ohio family flew down to southern Alabama last night to see us. Oh, how special it is when two little granddaughters come running into the RV and give the biggest hugs ever!
We spent last night in the RV visiting and playing games. We are the game playing grandparents.
This morning we cooked a big breakfast outside consisting of eggs, bacon, and toast. By 10 a.m. we were on our way to the beach with a picnic lunch of pb and j, chips, and apples.
The first place we showed them was the Bon Secour Nature Preserve. And then we took them to Gulf Shores Beach. It was awful windy today so we didn’t stay too long.
The sandy beach at Gulf Shores is long and wide and the view is beautiful.
The girls found a few nice shells but not many. The ocean water was warmer than the air.
The youngest granddaughter lives in the moment enjoying everything about where she is right now. No worries at all about what will happen next.
She is the one who had leukemia and is in remission. She is six years old.
We had so much fun watching her jump the waves and try to build a sand snowman that didn’t look like a snowman at all.
She also had fun chasing the seagulls around.
The older two grandchildren, 16 and 9, only enjoyed the windy beach for a short time because they are more into shopping the gift shops so we took them to some of the beach and surf shops before taking them to the Wharf.
The Wharf is a fun shopping and restaurant venue located in Orange Beach not to far from our campground.
The Ferris wheel is $8 per person and the train ride is $6 per person.
There are a lot of shops and restaurants and even an arcade. At the arcade they played unlimited games for 30 minutes for like $20.
The kids did it all and by the time we walked all the shops my knee needed a break.
We ate at Yo Ho Rum and Tacos and sat at a table outside by the canal water.
They have $2.50 20 oz. Margaritas and Rum Punch everyday until 6 p.m. and classic beef or chicken tacos were only $3 each. All six of us ate and drank for only $50.
Afterward the girls got an icee for dessert. I laughed at the brain-freeze snowman in the window.
When we got back home to the RV the kids and their mother had a cartwheel and handstand contest. I sat and took pictures.
Having the RV a mess gives me the feeling of the Christmas morning unwrapping mess that I don’t get anymore. I loved seeing the mess.
It’s late, I am worn out, my right knee is swollen, and I am ready for bed. I can’t wait to see where they will drag us tomorrow.