Our time in L.A. is winding down.

As usual, time flies when you’re having fun. Or at least when you are busy all the time. We have been busy and most of it was fun. I should be keeping notes so I can go over it all but I haven't so I can’t.

The plan is to leave Lower Alabama next Friday morning (the 9th) going to New Orleans in Louisiana. We will be there for the St. Patrick day parades which spread over 2 weeks, then east again to Biloxi Mississippi for a week long camping rally before we start north. I expect to be home around Easter week end.

Mardi Gras is the big deal around the south and Lower Alabama is no exception. Carolyn did a piece on the history of Mardi Gras at the beginning of the festivities while the newly chosen King and Queen prepared themselves for their coronation. Carolyn did an excellent job. The clips are too big to include in this  blog, but I’m trying to put it on a service called “Drop Box” so all that want to can enjoy. More later if I’m successful. The following are just some random pictures. Hope you enjoy.

Carolyn and Barb at the Mardi Gras opening.

Mardi Gras parade in Pensacola. There were 61 parades in our area.

Birthday breakfast at the Grand Hotel in Point Clear.

We road our bikes through Gulf  State Park where there was a fire last year caused by a careless camper.


Carolyn and Dottie grooving to the music.


Carolyn teaching a class.

Tour of the USS Alabama.

Me on the bow of USS Alabama in the fog.

Helping in the kitchen at Mardi Gras.


Carolyn on her birthday with friend Joan.


Sea food sales counter at Joe Pattie’s in Pensacola on a quiet day.
It was the largest display of fresh fish we have ever seen. Shrimp were fantastic and they cooked them free. On busy weekends the crowd is 3-4 deep.


Learning how to make knitting needles from bamboo skewers.



Me with the 2 chairs I caned. About 50-60 hours each. The snow- flake pattern on the back of the left chair was particularly difficult. The chairs (22 in all) were auctioned off raising $4300 for CARE, a facility in Texas that helps full time RVers when they are sick.

Hope all is well were you are.