We stayed four days and five nights at Veteran Park to spend time with family for the Thanksgiving Holiday.
Day 1: Wednesday, November 21, 2001
I spent the day with my children and grandchildren and ate Thanksgiving dinner.
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| Hannah, Nevada, Madison |
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| Nevada and Marcus playing Video Games |
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| Nevada, Jake watching a movie. |
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| Nevada and Marcus in Jake's Room |
Day 2: Thursday, November 22, 2001
Celebrated Thanksgiving with family.
Day 3: Friday, November 23, 2001
I spent the day with my granddaughter Hannah at the Conference Center and Veterans Park.
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| The Renaissance tower |
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| Hannah at the Conference Center |
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| Hannah at the Conference Center |
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| Hannah at Veterans Park |
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| Veterans Park |
Day 4: Saturday, November 24, 2001
We celebrated Thanksgiving with Hubby's' family.
Day 5: Sunday, November 25, 2001
I spent the day with my grandmother.
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| My siblings and grandmother |
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| Visiting my Grandmother |
Day 6: Monday, November 26, 2001
Hubby drove our Damon Escaper to the Luxury RV Park in Gulf Shores, Alabama, where we stayed a week with the other snowbirds.
Luxury RV Park
November is off-season at Gulf shores, and all you see are snowbirds. The pace slows down during the winter months.
It is a good time to go sightseeing and drive along the Ocean.
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| Luxury RV Park Gulf Shores |
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| Luxury RV Park Gulf Shores |
November 26, 2001
We toured Fort Morgan "Bowyers" Museum and walked among the ruins.
We walked along the windy beaches of Fort Bowyers, with the windy salt air blowing in our hair. We toured the museum where we saw Mobile Point Lighthouse, 4th order Fresnel lens 1873-1966.
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| Fort Morgan "Bowyers" Museum |
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| Fort Morgan "Bowyers" Museum |
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| Fort Morgan "Bowyers" Museum |
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| Fort Morgan "Bowyers" Museum |
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| Fort Morgan "Bowyers" Museum |
Day 7: Tuesday, November 27, 2001
We spent the day at the National Aviation Museum in Pensacola, which was festively decorated for the Christmas Holidays during WWII, with Christmas music playing in the background.
On the upper level, we saw a grocery store, a barbershop, army camps, TV shows from that era, aircraft, jeeps, and jungle camps.
We saw pin-up girls posted at camps, Hagia & Hagia Booz for fifteen cents, the Home of the Luck Marine, and what a house of a military family may have looked like. We saw Pawn & Loan, Sandy Ridge Grocery, a Colonial Bread sign, Jo, Jo's, a Buck Rodgers, and an airplane; we saw maps, family pictures, and radios.
The museum was full of airplanes and jets of every size, shape, and color.
There was a replica of a ship. We went inside, where we saw the sick bay area with medicines, bunk beds, and toilets.
We saw the US Coast Guard, a miniature boat display with airplanes ready to defend our country, two floors of airplanes and flags from different countries, and a skylab that simulated flying. Hubby had always dreamed of being a pilot.
We saw the cockpit of an airplane. We crawled inside and played
On the upper level, we saw a grocery store, a barbershop, army camps, TV shows from that era, aircraft, jeeps, and jungle camps.
We saw pin-up girls posted at camps, Hagia & Hagia Booz for fifteen cents, the Home of the Luck Marine, and what a house of a military family may have looked like. We saw Pawn & Loan, Sandy Ridge Grocery, a Colonial Bread sign, Jo, Jo's, a Buck Rodgers, and an airplane; we saw maps, family pictures, and radios.
The museum was full of airplanes and jets of every size, shape, and color.
There was a replica of a ship. We went inside, where we saw the sick bay area with medicines, bunk beds, and toilets.
We saw the US Coast Guard, a miniature boat display with airplanes ready to defend our country, two floors of airplanes and flags from different countries, and a skylab that simulated flying. Hubby had always dreamed of being a pilot.
We saw the cockpit of an airplane. We crawled inside and played
We saw F70-3M 129655 Aircraft, Blue Angles US Navy 16483 Aircraft, and a flight of the Blue Angles over St. Louis hanging from the ceiling.
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| Museum of Aviation in Pensacola |
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| Museum of Aviation in Pensacola |
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| Museum of Aviation in Pensacola |
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| Museum of Aviation in Pensacola |
We walked back upstairs, where we saw Jake's Garage, a sign for Pepis for five cents, and a Texaco sign. We also saw melon scales that did not work and a theater with popcorn.
We saw a hall filled with plaques of honor, and one was Alan Shepard, one of the first men to walk on the moon.
Our next stop was Big Lagoon State Park in Perdido Key, Florida. We were the only ones there as we walked along the boardwalk, which took us over a natural lake filled with wildlife. We saw an observation tower but did not climb it. We walked along the sandy beach, stopping at the water's edge.
We ate dinner at Lambert's Restaurant, "Home of the trowed roll. "
We saw a hall filled with plaques of honor, and one was Alan Shepard, one of the first men to walk on the moon.
Our next stop was Big Lagoon State Park in Perdido Key, Florida. We were the only ones there as we walked along the boardwalk, which took us over a natural lake filled with wildlife. We saw an observation tower but did not climb it. We walked along the sandy beach, stopping at the water's edge.
We ate dinner at Lambert's Restaurant, "Home of the trowed roll. "
They bring you all the food, and you can eat rolls. The original restaurant is in Sikeston, Missouri, and another is in Bis Branson, Missouri.
Day 8: Wednesday, November 28, 2001
We toured the USS Alabama Battleship at 2703 Battleship Parkway Mobile, Al 36602.
We walked along the decks of the mighty USS Alabama.
The ship received nine battle stars from WWII. We walked up and down many flights of stairs and saw many memorials honoring our veterans who died for our country.
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| USS Alabama Battleship Mobile |
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| USS Alabama Battleship Mobile |
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| USS Alabama Battleship Mobile |
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| A-12 Blackbird Spy |
We walked through the aircraft Pavilion and saw exhibits, including an A-12 Blackbird Spy, a Tuskegee Airman's P-SID Mustang, a Vietnam PBR River patrol boat, and many other military bombers and flying planes.
We walked through the USS Alabama rose garden, saw the Coastguard 1378 helicopter in black and white, and saw the F-15 fighting Falcon Viper Replica of the USS Alabama.
We saw the galley of photos in the Battleship Memorial Park. Christmas music was playing over the radio, and the park was covered in Christmas decorations.
Day 9-10: November 29, 30, 2001
On Friday, we rode to Gulf Shores and walked along the beach, filling our shoes with sand. It had stormed the day before, so the Gulf was still violent, with pounding waves, and red flags were out.
We saw the iconic PInk Poney Restaurant and watched birds feeding on fish. It was an overcast, very windy, and pleasant day.
During the summer, this beach is filled with tourists' voices, but today, it is silent.
It is time for our vacation to come to a close, so we are heading out. At 11:30 A.M., we crossed Mobile Bay in our Damon Escaper, and we could see the USS Alabama in the distance as we neared the Mobile Bay tunnel.
At 6:29 P.M., the sun is setting as we ride through Mississippi. We stop at Sam's Town Casino RV Park, where we stay for a few nights before beginning our journey home.
On Friday, we rode to Gulf Shores and walked along the beach, filling our shoes with sand. It had stormed the day before, so the Gulf was still violent, with pounding waves, and red flags were out.
We saw the iconic PInk Poney Restaurant and watched birds feeding on fish. It was an overcast, very windy, and pleasant day.
During the summer, this beach is filled with tourists' voices, but today, it is silent.
It is time for our vacation to come to a close, so we are heading out. At 11:30 A.M., we crossed Mobile Bay in our Damon Escaper, and we could see the USS Alabama in the distance as we neared the Mobile Bay tunnel.
At 6:29 P.M., the sun is setting as we ride through Mississippi. We stop at Sam's Town Casino RV Park, where we stay for a few nights before beginning our journey home.
We gambled in Sam's Town, Hollywood, and Harrods Casinos.
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| The casino in Tunica, MS |
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| The casino in Tunica, MS |
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| The casino in Tunica, MS |
Day 11: Saturday, December 1, 2001
We spent Thanksgiving with family, rode to Gulf Shores for a short vacation, saw the Museum of Naval Aviation and the USS Alabama, spent two nights in Tunica, and traveled home to Fenton, Mo.
Family!
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