MOBILE, ALABAMA, BATTLESHIP MEMORIAL PARK

The rain began late Monday evening, continuing a good portion of Tuesday.  We got a lot of rain and thunder storms with wind.  Then we finally got the sunshine by late Tuesday afternoon.  But we spent that day doing laundry and relaxing to do what we wanted at home since it was so wet.  You can see here what the boys interests are!!  They took over the recliners for the week, I think.  But that leaves me with my computer and Gary with his book and his own TV.

We got an early start Wednesday morning after a cereal breakfast at home, and went to Pensacola with the intent to watch the Blue Angels in practice.  It was a cold morning but very nice and sunny.  However, we no sooner got to the field to set up our lawn chairs when they came along to tell us that the practice had been cancelled.  It had also been cancelled on Tuesday, so the wind must have been the issue.  We were so disappointed.  I think that would have been the highlight of our week.  Bummer!!
So we packed up and went to pick up our mail at our service, and then drove on to Mobile.  I knew that we could find something to do there.  The USS Alabama battleship is docked there for touring! 

View of the battleship and Mobile skyline from I-10

Before we got off I-10 we stopped at LAPS Seafood Restaurant though we had never been there before.  We expected a good lunch and were not disappointed at all!!

LAPS Seafood Restaurant
What climb all of those steps?

Ah-h, Gary found the elevator!

Just finished alligator nuggets and they were appreciated by all.
Their rolls with seasoned olive oil were great also!

The fish, shrimp and pulled pork were delicious!! And the ambiance very enjoyable.  Our waitress was so enjoyable and quite willing to take our picture.

Then on to The USS Alabama battleship . . .

 


 
 


 

Panoramic photo taken by our grandson.
Testing out new things on the smart phones
 and learning from his uncle
 while teaching him a thing or two also.

On deck!

Gary and I walked through much of the ship and finally stopped and waited for the guys to finish.  We found areas that we must have missed the last time we were there as we sure did not remember them.  But the guys were having fun and climbed up the center also.

 Now on to the USS Drum submarine in dry dock also.  We sat this one out, but it was enjoyed by the guys.  They were complaining of aches and pains after that and that lighthouse on Monday!

USS Drum submarine

Someone suggested on the phone when talking with Vic that Church St. Cemetery would be interesting.   That area looked to be nice OLD town. We looked for it, but then decided that since it was already 5:30, we would put it off for another day.  We hope to do the Blue Angels the next day.  Hopefully, the wind will die down!!

Three days down and two to go!