On Sunday morning, January 26, I got up relatively early and before everyone else, so I thought I'd venture out and down to the beach. It was a bit chilly out, but there was no one around yet and I seemed to be one of the first to leave my footprints on the shore. I found several shells, but nothing very interesting yet.
Later we took a drive, they took us on a loop up to Mobile and back. On the way we stopped at a local restaurant, one of the 5 or 6 Tacky Jack's in the region. Tacky Jack's is a colorful place, inside and out. It seems to be one of those places that must be visited when in the area. If I'm down there again I would like to try a different location.
After lunch we hopped on the ferry across Mobile Bay. It was an interesting trip, lasting about 45 minutes, that took us past a few platforms on the bay like you can see above Kate and Mom in the pic. I took a picture of an informational sign on the ferry to read later. That platform (different than the one in the picture - there were dozens as far as you can see) is in only 11 feet of water!
After the ferry and a short drive into Mobile, we found the USS Alabama in a complex that included several planes, helicopters and tanks. We didn't pay to go inside or board the ship, but we were able to see much just from the parking lot. It would take several hours to do the tour and see everything, but I was happy with what I saw.
It was a long drive, but since it was Sunday the traffic was good and we loved our stops and all the scenery. I didn't take pictures of where we went to dinner any time on this trip, so I forget what was dinner this night, but we were good with everywhere we ate out on this trip. We did NOT go to the Waffle House, but I probably saw 18 different ones - they were everywhere.
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