Here is the Gulf Shores beach:

This was another “road less traveled day“. When we left Gulf Shores, we could have taken Highway 98 along the shore or gone to I-10 but we decided to drive to Fort Morgan and take the ferry to Dauphin Island.

We drove around the island and then over the bridge to Mobile, Alabama. Mobile Bay is a huge port. Mobile and its bay were major locations for the Confederate army during the Civil War. Several battles were fought on the bay and around Mobile. Mobile is also where Mardi Gras originated.

We walked around in the historic downtown area of Mobile. We had a terrific lunch at Debris. The food was delicious. Steve had their signature po’boy and I had a fried pistolette roll stuffed with BBQ shrimp. The bartender was both entertaining and a very creative mixologist.

After lunch, we headed to Buccaneer State Park campground in Waveland, Mississippi. It has suddenly gotten cold. The last few days it has been in the mid to high 70s. Tomorrow it will be in the 50s.

Tomorrow we plan to go to New Orleans.