Days 23-25 Orange Beach, Alabama

Lab on a kayak!

John and Mike McMahon

Condos in Orange Beach

We' ve  been in Orange Beach Marina since Friday and were able to beat the front that moved through that evening.  They weren't able to begin work on the holding tank until Monday and finished up Tuesday.   Mike's cousin John McMahon who lives in Mobile was able to drive to the marina Monday night and have dinner with us.  We hadn't seen him in quite a few years so it was nice to see him again.

Today is Wednesday and we decided to stay until tomorrow morning.  While Mike was working with the mechanic, I used the courtesy car to run some errands and do laundry.  Orange Beach is definitely a beach community and it reminds me of South Padre Island in Texas.  They do have an amazing bike riding path that runs through a swampy area and today we were able to see a mother alligator and two babies.  Unfortunately, I didn't have the camera with me but it was a pretty amazing sight.  Since we had such a difficult time getting into this marina, we took the dinghy and went out on a trial run so we don't make mistakes leaving and running aground again. I had to take a photo of the lab on the kayak.  It was too funny.  The weather has been so beautiful but today we feel the first sign of coming heat and humidity.  Tomorrow we head to Pensacola.