The cottage is very cute -- small but well appointed on the inside with very comfortable beds. Apparently it was built in the 1930's from the wood of a local shipwreck. Our street is quiet and, although not directly on the water, we are near the village. Beaches are only a mile or so away.
We plan to begin exploring Dauphin Island today on our bikes. The weather is a pleasant 70F but there is a cool breeze blowing. Our hope for the week is to enjoy some time "off the road" while getting the van Spring-cleaned, reorganize much of our gear and firm up our travel plans for the next few months.
UPDATE: A few key experiences from yesterday's journey to Dauphin Island.
First, we stopped at the local Lambert's Cafe in Foley, Alabama -- home of the "throwed roll" -- where the meals come in big sizes but the novelty is having warm, recently baked rolls thrown at you across the restaurant. Meal serving is combined with gag pranks played on diners -- such as "accidentally" spilling a jug of iced tea over the diner (which turns out to be a jug molasses so does not spill at all). Or the raccoon tail "accidentally" pulled from the serving dish. Both kids and parents got a laugh.
Secondly, we filled the van on $2.19 diesel at a service station near Interstate 10 -- a new record low for diesel we've purchased on the journey so far!
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Dauphin Island, AL - hanging out for a week
We're about half-way through our journey now. After a very enjoyable stay in Pensacola we left yesterday afternoon for Dauphin Island in Alabama where we have rented a small cottage for one week.
The cottage is very cute -- small but well appointed on the inside with very comfortable beds. Apparently it was built in the 1930's from the wood of a local shipwreck. Our street is quiet and, although not directly on the water, we are near the village. Beaches are only a mile or so away.
We plan to begin exploring Dauphin Island today on our bikes. The weather is a pleasant 70F but there is a cool breeze blowing. Our hope for the week is to enjoy some time "off the road" while getting the van Spring-cleaned, reorganize much of our gear and firm up our travel plans for the next few months.
UPDATE: A few key experiences from yesterday's journey to Dauphin Island.
First, we stopped at the local Lambert's Cafe in Foley, Alabama -- home of the "throwed roll" -- where the meals come in big sizes but the novelty is having warm, recently baked rolls thrown at you across the restaurant. Meal serving is combined with gag pranks played on diners -- such as "accidentally" spilling a jug of iced tea over the diner (which turns out to be a jug molasses so does not spill at all). Or the raccoon tail "accidentally" pulled from the serving dish. Both kids and parents got a laugh.
Secondly, we filled the van on $2.19 diesel at a service station near Interstate 10 -- a new record low for diesel we've purchased on the journey so far!
The cottage is very cute -- small but well appointed on the inside with very comfortable beds. Apparently it was built in the 1930's from the wood of a local shipwreck. Our street is quiet and, although not directly on the water, we are near the village. Beaches are only a mile or so away.
We plan to begin exploring Dauphin Island today on our bikes. The weather is a pleasant 70F but there is a cool breeze blowing. Our hope for the week is to enjoy some time "off the road" while getting the van Spring-cleaned, reorganize much of our gear and firm up our travel plans for the next few months.
UPDATE: A few key experiences from yesterday's journey to Dauphin Island.
First, we stopped at the local Lambert's Cafe in Foley, Alabama -- home of the "throwed roll" -- where the meals come in big sizes but the novelty is having warm, recently baked rolls thrown at you across the restaurant. Meal serving is combined with gag pranks played on diners -- such as "accidentally" spilling a jug of iced tea over the diner (which turns out to be a jug molasses so does not spill at all). Or the raccoon tail "accidentally" pulled from the serving dish. Both kids and parents got a laugh.
Secondly, we filled the van on $2.19 diesel at a service station near Interstate 10 -- a new record low for diesel we've purchased on the journey so far!
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