Almost New Year's, the Ocean and back to Florida again

December 30 – almost New Years – almost 4 years since we got married. I am getting all excited about the ocean. We will arrive in Mobile Bay today. Saltwater, Dolphins, waves, storms?!

We stayed for four days on the Eastern Shore of Mobile Bay. On New Years Eve, we have a great dinner planned, a beautiful peace of filet, some Foie Gras with Champagne, a bottle of 2002 Rietine we bought back from our wine tour through Tuscany last year. We went to bed at 11:00 p.m. – we just did not make it until midnight, but it was so foggy that even if there was a fireworks we would not have seen it- but I am sure we had wonderful dreams that night.

New Years day we went to see Bellingrath Gardens, which was found in the 1930’s by Mr. and Mrs. Bellingrath (Coca Cola’s most successful bottling franchisee). The gardens and the house was very special and beautiful. Mr Bellingrath said that
… by god’s help I am going to try and make the world better and brighter by my being here -

January 3rd, we arrive in Pensacola, Florida. It was a very long day and we were exhausted. The weather was supposed to be bad, so we decided to stay here for a few days. We will get a compass adjuster to go out with us to get our compass hopefully adjusted so we actually know where we are going (maybe).