Travel Journal
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Mobile, AL
Day 2 We have a week together with Mom & Dad! They arrived this afternoon, about 24 hours after us. The last time they met us out in the world (Eastern Washington in summer 2023), they were traveling in their truck camper, but this time they kept it simpler by just driving down from Chicago… Read more…
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Dauphin Island, AL to Mobile, AL
We woke to another abnormally-warm morning, and yesterday’s evening rain had blown itself out, leaving everything nice and dry. The steady breeze would normally require a bundled-up breakfast, but at 68℉, it was a rare camp morning where I was fine wearing shorts the whole time. My parents weren’t so lucky. Their original intention was… Read more…
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Gulf Shores, AL to Dauphin Island, AL
Yesterday’s warm morning was exceeded today, with my thermometer reading 71℉ at 7am. In a few days, very few places in the country are expected to have a high temperature that reaches 70℉, so I guess we’re glad to enjoy this freakish weather while it lasts? It meant that the forecast of morning rain was… Read more…
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Gulf Breeze, FL to Gulf Shores, AL
I had to dash across six lanes of semi-highway over the last couple days to go to the Publix grocery store, so I wasn’t looking forward to riding out on that same road. There is no shoulder/bike-lane, but there is something I haven’t quite seen before: sharrows, painted tight up against the white line (rather… Read more…
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Santa Rosa Beach, FL to Gulf Breeze, FL
Florida State Parks gave us a nice sendoff, presenting an almost-completely-dry tent to us in the morning, and a thermometer reading of 66℉! We slept the whole night with our rainfly doors partly opened, something I don’t think we’ve been able to do any time over the last six months (we certainly had warmer nights… Read more…
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Panama City, FL to Santa Rosa Beach, FL
The guy next to us was (unusually) in a backpacking tent, and as we all turned in, he launched into some comically-loud snoring. Rett was immediately frustrated, while I was pleased to learn that my own snoring (which also frustrates her) isn’t nearly that loud. Either way, once Rett fell asleep (well after me), I… Read more…
