Feb 26-Mar 1/2015

Our drive from Biloxi Mississippi to Gulf Shores Alabama took us through Mobile, Alabama where Jimmy Buffett was born and raised. I had wanted to stop in Mobile and go to the Carnival Museum as Mobile is where the first Mardi Gras was ever held and the Museum is apparently really interesting. Unfortunately, the museum is only open on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and it was Thursday that we were driving through. So, we decided not to bother going into downtown Mobile and just drove through it and onto Gulf Shores instead. By the time we arrived it was late afternoon so after setting up we spent the evening just relaxing at the RV.

Friday morning Jazz received her weekly beauty salon treatment  and we researched how we could walk to the famous  LuLu’s at Homeport Marina which was about 2 miles from our RV Park. LuLu is Lucy Buffett – yes, Jimmy’s Sister!! We figured out how to get there and headed there at 3 pm to spend the afternoon and evening enjoying the live entertainment she has every afternoon.

LuLu’s first began as a restaurant with a tiny gift shop, a little sand for kids to play in, and a great view of the Intracoastal Waterway in Gulf Shores. Now, a few years later, the view is still unbeatable, but the restaurant is more than just that—it has become a true family entertainment destination.

LuLu’s apparently serves 4000 people a day during the summer season.  Imagine!!!  They have different areas in addition to the huge main restaurant like the BAMA BREEZE bar to wet your whistle, the SUNSET GRILL overlooking the marina, the FOUNTAIN FOR YOUTH to cool off the kids, the MOUNTAIN OF YOUTH, a  three-story rope climbing apparatus for the adventurous kids.  In addition to the live music daily they also have a huge retail store, and a large sandy beach area equipped with pails, shovels etc that Rob really enjoyed playing in!

LuLu’s is also well known for her great food and her Crazy Sista specialties.  Rob and I enjoyed her famous Seafood Gumbo and then we shared a plate of Shrimp and Grits which was absolutely delicious. It was a bowl full of what I would call Shrimp Etoufee with cheese grits in the centre. I never thought I would call Grits delicious but the way she made these cheese ones, they were. After dinner we called a taxi to take us home as it was dark out by then and we didn’t want to be walking along a highway in the dark. It was a very fun evening out! (See lots of pics)

The next morning, we headed out on our bikes and biked right down into downtown Gulf Shores which is a beach community. The beach was very nice but it was a breezy cool day so we couldn’t spend much time on the beach. We stopped at The Pink Pony Pub which was right on the beach for a couple of beer and sat and watched the waves for a while. We then headed back toward the RV Park but stopped on the way at Hog Wild BBQ for lunch. We shared a BBQ Plate of ribs and chicken which came with homemade potato salad and coleslaw. Everything was delicious. We sure are experiencing a lot of delicious food here in the south!

The rest of the afternoon and evening we relaxed and got ready to head out the next morning to our next destination – Pensacola Beach Florida. Stay tuned.