Saturday, 11/10/07

Dauphin Island, AL: Biked down to the other end of the island this morning. Started clouding up but was warmer than yesterday. On the way back we stopped at a vegetable stand and bought a bunch of stuff. Packed it in the basket on my bicycle and thought it would be hard to control the bike because the stuff weighed about 10 pounds—but no problem at all. We met a couple at the stand who were from Mobile and had a place on Dauphin Island also. They told us where it was and we biked over there. A really cute bungalow built in the early 1800s supposedly. They bought the place about 15 years ago and were smart enough to buy the lots on either side of them and also the lot across the street which has Mobile Bay frontage. They have about 3 acres total. Really cute place. By now the clouds had cleared and turned into a spectacular day. Biked back to our camp site and put all the stuff away and then headed back to the deck at the top of the dunes with a nice view of the gulf. Hung around there for an hour or so and then walked the trail back to the camp site. We cleaned the front of the camper and I took the dirty towels over to the laundry and washed them. Had cheese burgers and mashed sweet potatoes for dinner. Leave tomorrow and are staying somewhere halfway to Manatee Springs.