A fairly short day today on our way to yet another margarita party celebrating crossing yet another state border. We're in Alabama now and spending a rest day at the lovely Dauphin Island Beach Club. We wound our way south and east from Moss Point MS to Dauphin Island AL. Into an easterly headwind of course. We had a number of big bridges to cross (including a 3.5 mile long bridge over to Dauphin Island) and in between we often had long stretches of fresh pavement - so nice! Seems that the Alabama way to finish their roads is to fill the shoulder with rumble strips and then put a row of reflector blocks just inside the white line. It kind of forces us a few feet out into the lane, which isn't the safest situation to ride in.
It was another great day, though. Temps between 18C and 25C with really no humidity. 44 miles with the only significant elevation changes being on the bridges. Lots of pelicans flying about. Seafood a plenty in the restaurants and stores. Beautiful white sand beaches. Lots of natural gas rigs on both the Mobile Bay and Gulf of Mexico sides, which light up nicely off-shore at night. We're all in condos for the next 2 nights. About 4 per condo. Looks like a great place to spend a rest day.
I think I could spend a 'rest day' (or maybe a rest week!) on Dauphin Island. It looks beautiful!
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Hey.....that looks like a lap pool! You should have done a few with your floaties on!
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