Early in the week, I made a reservation at the Gulf State Park campgrounds and canceled our reservation at the hotel because:
1) I didn't have the money for the hotel room
2) I LOVE LOVE LOVE camping and we normally go Halloween weekend to Tannehill but we can't this year because of Soccer, ACT's and an 8k I'm considering...
So I thought a genius plan would be to camp at the beach. After all, it's not that hot, it's MUCH cheaper and we get to kill two birds with one stone, camping and a beach trip!
The campgrounds were nice! Our spot was right on the water, lakeside and close to the bathrooms. We had lake, pool and beach access. There was a grill and a picnic table on site. We quickly pitched our tent and set up camp, no problem.
The restrooms and bathhouses located in the primitive campgrounds left a LOT to be desired! Ugh...in fact the bathhouses were infested with....
.....wait for it
.....wait for it
FROGS!!!!!
Yes, it was like something out of the Old Testament!!!! For the most part, they were VERY still but still VERY gross!
We later discovered that the bathhouses on the beach were MUCH cleaner, MUCH newer and had ZERO frogs so we decided to shower there instead! The website says the primitive campgrounds are closing today for construction and I can only pray the bathhouse is on the agenda!
Not to be deterred by a few million frogs, we showered and went to the festival Saturday morning. I'd forgotten about the parking and funds being limited, I chose to park a ways away so I wouldn't have to spend so much on parking. We walked around and looked at some nice arts and crafts and though the weather was very nice, it quickly got hot. So we sat down to rest and just enjoy the breeze.
We did NOT eat any of the food--very, very pricey! I was disappointed because that's exactly what I went for! I LOVE shrimp but man have I been spoiled by Logan's Happy Hour specials! lol
We decided to just go back and enjoy the beach until time for the Alabama game. It was really nice. There is no place on earth better to me than Gulf Shores. Panama City, Fort Walton/Destin, Miami, even Cozumel Mexico--none can hold a candle! So clean, so nice. And for me, it's very spiritual. I almost feel like I can hear God whispering in the breeze and the warmth of my skin feels like His arms around me!
When it got close to time for the game, we went and showered and drove over to Live Bait. We watched the Tide roll over Mizzou (I still dont get that...are they uncapable of pronouncing the name of their own state?) no problems.
Funds being low and stresses high (girls kept arguing and complaining) we decided to just head on back. I hated to leave a day early but still thankful for the quick trip and I know next time exactly what to expect and how to plan for the trip and will probably NOT take the girls! lol
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