This past weekend we traveled to Foley. AL with our
local Winnebago club. We stayed at the
Southwind Campground located halfway between Foley and Fairhope Al. Both towns are best known for their interest
in attracting tourists. The campground has full hookups in most level grass
with a section dedicated to rallies and other group gatherings. It is reasonably priced and has access to
lots of restaurants and shopping. Just a few miles down the road you have the
beach and all its attractions.
On the way to the campground, we made a stop at the outlet
mall to give our fair share to the economy.
Club gatherings are probably the same everywhere, but we always find
some unique happenings at each one. This
time we were next to a member who has his own winery and likes to share his accomplishments. He has some fine tasting wines! Also, at this outing, one of the members was
celebrating his 84 birthday! It was a small group this time, so by a twist of
fate we happened to be the youngest members in attendance by roughly ten
years. That does not happen to us much
these days.
The town of Fairhope is considered to be one of the
more quaint in the area. It is now
mostly inhabited by tourist type shops and for some reason an extraordinary
amount of hairdressing establishments. There were notices in many storefronts
inviting all to attend a charity Halloween
event, where the proceeds would go to ensure that seniors would be able to have
their hair done for the holidays. At
first I found this rather strange, but then remembered the abundance of hair
dressers in town and the light bulb came on. It was a very nice day to walk
around and we even found a great Christmas present for our granddaughter Victoria.
We went to a town park on the water and enjoyed
lunch and a stroll along the bay with Mobile in the far distance.
Our next trip will be to the Good Sam Rally in
Daytona Beach. This should be a bit more
energetic.
8 comments:
Camping with someone who owns a winery and is willing to share the bounty sounds good to me. Did you sample the fruit of the vine?
My husband and I are coming to the Daytona rally - our first ! We are not sure what to expect, but after reading many RV blogs that mention rallies and lots of fun, we decided to come to the rally and visit Florida and come home via the coast.
We really enjoy Foley. AL. We have stayed at the Elks there several times. It is just a short drive to the beaches, Pensacola and other great areas.
We have dropped a pretty penny at that outlet mall...hehe
Hope you have a safe trip and wonderful time at the next rally.
I guess I'm a bit dense because the light bulb didn't come on for me about the hairdressers. :(
Being the youngest one would make me feel really optimistic about how long I'd be able to RV. Love that there were folks in their 80's.
Wonder if Judy and I are the Dense Sisters. My light bulb is burned out too.
We have only been to a few rallys but they have all been good fun. We are usually the youngest by a long shot as well (at least I am, maybe not Carm so much).
I know you kids couldn't get into trouble with all that adult supervision. I'm sure you tried. ;c)
That was a nice perk to be parked next to someone that owns their own winery! And shares!
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