Gulf Shores, ALABAMA - 4/6
Today we left Mississippi and entered Alabama! The weather was beautiful and the terrain mostly flat. We had to take a ferry which passed through a large field of oil derricks.
The ferry left from Dauphin Island, designated "America's Birdiest Coastal Town." Wow! I had no idea someone was measuring birdiness.
At the Entering Alabama sign we met a biker named Geoff, from Ashland Oregon. He's following the same route we are but moving a little faster.
Just before the end of our ride today we took a bike trail. The scenery was beautiful but there were bumps in the asphalt, one of which caused a snake bite flat in our rear tire. Other than that, we had a really nice ride today.
Miles: 65 Average: 12.9
Photos:
Entering Alabama.
Leaving Pascagoula.
Dauphin Island.
Ferry.
Riding on the ferry.
Another flat tire.
The truth from Ruth: Today was a great biking day. It was a little cooler, and the scenery was interesting. I enjoyed the ferry ride - traveling 9 miles without pedaling! We rode across a long bridge over the ocean to Dauphin Island, which looks like a vacation paradise. Maybe I'll come back some day.
posted by Jeff Coleman | 10:01 PM
2 Comments:
We are enjoying your blogs. Carma wants to visit the birdiest town in America. I have fond memories of Biloxi and Gulfport. I gave a paper at a conference there and had good interactions with Govie's from Panama City.
Gulf Shores is where our family used to go camping during spring break (which is this week). We have some good friends who are there right now.
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