UPDATED 02-04-2023
Day Three
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Mobile - Home of Mardi-Gras |
The tour took us to places where once stood successful African-American businesses that were destroyed and turned into parking lots and vacant lots in the name of 'urban renewal'. We learned a lot of history on this tour and it was all heartbreaking.
Outside the welcome center, where we started the tour, was Mardi-Gras square. Mardi-Gras in Mobile, Alabama pre-dates the one in New Orleans. The Christmas trees in the square and welcome center had been redecorated in the purple, yellow, and green of Mardi-Gras.
We left Mobile around noon in the rain and drove to Tampa, Florida to visit with the Wife's aunt and cousins. That drive felt like it took forever. This was likely because a lot of it was either in the rain or in the dark ... or both.
Day Four
Day four was spent with family at Mass and eating lunch at a great tapas bar/restaurant. Most of the day was spent chatting about all sorts of things which is what we do when family gets together.
We walked around the block, bought lemonade from some girls' lemonade stand (we overpaid on purpose), and ended the day with a homemade chili dinner.
It was nice having a day where the Wife or I didn't have to drive.
Day Five
Day five was a travel day. We drove from Tampa to Long Key in the Florida Keys. The drive wasn't that bad until the last hour. A bus had stalled on a bridge between keys. The traffic was backed up ten to twelve miles and what should have taken us less than twenty minutes took over an hour.
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The view from our back patio. We share it with a few other rooms and at least one pelican. |
The day ended with a steak, mac'n'cheese, and asparagus dinner at the Florida Boy Bar and Grill. It was one of the best steaks I've had in a long time.
Tomorrow we kayak in a mangrove forest and explore Key West. I forgot my SD card adapter so pictures I take with my waterproof camera will not be posted until I get home. Sorry. Silly me.
Photos can be found in my 2023-01 Key West Roadtrip Google Photos album.
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