We got a good start on our Christmas shopping and should be done in the next week or so. Then it's finding boxes, wrapping, packing and mailing. I really enjoy wrapping gifts and Ron is a big help. We are in a small town (15,000+/-) and their peak visitor season is not until January so I'm hoping the lines at the post office will be smaller.
We drove to the beaches of Gulf Shores, grabbed our chairs and walked down to the beach. Spent a couple of hours just talking and watching the boats on the horizon and the people on the beach.
Our goal was to visit the Gulf Shores State Park Pier. The new pier is the largest pier on the Gulf of Mexico at 1540 ft long and 41,800 sq. ft. They charge to just walk out to the end and back. Now grant you it's only $2.00, I am still having problems paying to just visit a state park. However, I do agree with the people who use state facilities are the ones who should pay instead of a general tax to all residents so I guess I can't have it both ways! The old pier was destroyed by Hurricane Ivan in 2004, making this pier only 5 years old, so I guess somebody has to pay for it. But.............. We didn't pay and walk for a couple of reasons. One is I want to visit the pier at sunset so I'll save my pennies for then and to the end and back is a little over 1/2 mile and Ron wanted to save his knees for our return trip.
Here's a picture from the net from an angle I would not have been able to get.
Hopefully the next post will be more exciting!
Hope all is well!
