We drove down and decided this time to go through Gulf Shores, AL. We wanted to compare the Alabama side with Pensacola Beach. As we were nearing the gulf...we noticed traffic on the other side of the highway was a little heavy. Nick said, "Is there a hurricane coming?". This struck me as particularly funny... but look...wouldn't you wonder the same thing if you saw traffic headed north like this?!
Our first stop on vacation was Ft. Morgan, just west of Gulf Shores, AL. Ft. Morgan dates back to 1812 and was built to defend the coast and was a Confederate stronghold during the civil war. The fort closed in 1946. The fort itself was kind of creepy with all the different passage ways. Nick thought it was cool and went exploring...I took pictures instead.
My favorite part of this trip came after we were done looking at the fort. We headed out to the small beach area. There was what appeared to be an oil rig off in the distance. I sat down to just watch the seagulls. Next thing, a group of pelicans flew by, flying low over the water. Then as I sat there watching the pelicans, a pair of dolphins swam by. I could have sat there all day! Then as I looked out over the water, in the distance, there were about 20+ pelicans diving for their dinner. It was by far one of the coolest things to watch. They circled high above the water and then dive down, like a kamikaze pilot, diving into the water. They did this over and over.
It was better than National Geographic!
While we had a good time at the Fort...we did notice something in Gulf Shores that we didn't notice in Pensacola. Mosquitoes. Big ones. They didn't just bite. They left welts. And later swarmed our car as we slowed to view other parts of the fort. For a minute I thought they were going to carry us off in our car!
From there we went on to Pensacola...
TO BE CONTINUED!
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