We left the park and followed highway 90 along the coast. Very scenic ride - beautiful old homes on the left and the ocean on the right. Had to stop for some allergy meds for Joe. Bad for him and his sneezing, but I like knowing that plants are alive here. Since we had never been to the beach in Mississippi, we did. White sand, cold water.
Our first real stop for the day was a casino in Biloxi. We spent $44 to use their bathrooms and have a bloody mary. I had heard that they allowed overnight parking, and we both agreed we would have preferred staying there for "free", but would have likely lost more gambling than we would have on the campsite.
Drove through Mobile and had lunch on the causeway east of town. So many seafood restaurants to choose from. We had lunch at Felix's Fish Camp. I ordered a po boy because my friend Paul always talks about how good they are. I don't get it, its just a messy sandwich. We had a good view of the gulf.
After lunch we backtracked a bit to get to the USS Alabama, a battleship that was built in the 40s. This was such an awesome site to visit. The tour was self guided, and we spent almost 2 hours walking through every part of the ship. It would have had around 2300 men on board, and accommodations varied from the captain (had his own room and bathroom) to officers (many slept in the offices, but at least had a private door) to everyone else (slept anywhere a bunk could fit or a hammock could be hung). We went down a few stories into the engine room, and up a few stories on the outside. This ship was huge. I would go back, we didn't have time to see it all. There is also a submarine you can tour at the park, so we did that. Very tiny and tight quarters compared to The Alabama.
We could have spent hours more on the ship, but eventually had to hustle through to make it to our campground for the night. Crossed out of Alabama and into Florida. Our campground is just outside of Pensacola. We got in just as the sun was setting, so put on our headlamps and followed a walking path past several signs warning us of alligators, ending in a swampy area next to the intercoastal. We watched some boats go by and enjoyed the peacefulness.
Did not get eaten by alligators.
Dinner was leftover shrimp and ramen.
170 miles
175.11 spent
31.64 Walgreens
44 casino
42.72 Lunch
2.75 toll
34 USS Alabama
29 Big Lagoon State Park
Our first real stop for the day was a casino in Biloxi. We spent $44 to use their bathrooms and have a bloody mary. I had heard that they allowed overnight parking, and we both agreed we would have preferred staying there for "free", but would have likely lost more gambling than we would have on the campsite.
Drove through Mobile and had lunch on the causeway east of town. So many seafood restaurants to choose from. We had lunch at Felix's Fish Camp. I ordered a po boy because my friend Paul always talks about how good they are. I don't get it, its just a messy sandwich. We had a good view of the gulf.
We could have spent hours more on the ship, but eventually had to hustle through to make it to our campground for the night. Crossed out of Alabama and into Florida. Our campground is just outside of Pensacola. We got in just as the sun was setting, so put on our headlamps and followed a walking path past several signs warning us of alligators, ending in a swampy area next to the intercoastal. We watched some boats go by and enjoyed the peacefulness.
Did not get eaten by alligators.
Dinner was leftover shrimp and ramen.
170 miles
175.11 spent
31.64 Walgreens
44 casino
42.72 Lunch
2.75 toll
34 USS Alabama
29 Big Lagoon State Park
Oh boy, Paul would love a po boy sandwich! Haha The battleship looks really neat, I'd like to see it too!! Be careful with the Gators!
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