Deer along State Park Resort 6-mile Entrance road.
Noah Genda in morning mist
Diann next to Joe Wheeler monument
Saturday 10/17 we drove the rental car to the areas of Florence and Muscle Shoals AL . In a local magazine there were many wonderful sounding restaurants for lunch, however as I continued reading most did not serve lunch on Saturday. We did find a foo foo place called Sweet Basil Café which was very good and yes, there were several other men besides Tom. Since I picked lunch, Tom picked dinner at Rosie’s Cantina. He couldn’t have done a better job since this was also excellent. I asked our waitress if there was a college nearby and low and behold a couple of blocks away is the Univ of Northern Alabama. I had read about the two live lions that they have as mascots that live on campus. Leo III and Una are brother and sister and have been at the university for 30 years. We drove there after dinner but it was too dark for me to get a picture, so I copied one from a brochure.
Sunday morning we spent leisurely enjoying the sight of the sun. I took a walk on a 2 mile nature trail and Tom investigated the navigational software called Fugawi on the computer. With a remote GPS antennae and access to every NOAA map printed, the software provides GPS tracking and navigation guidance for whatever area you request. We are both experimenting with this powerful software. Pretty intense.
Tom took the rental car back to Athens today (Monday). We did a little boat cleaning this morning and rode our bicycles this afternoon around Joe Wheeler Park. A few additional looper boats arrived today and happy hour was enjoyed by all as we gathered to watch the sunset and swap stories and experiences. Beautiful day and evening. Tom picked up a supply of Rotella Diesel motor oil for the next oil change due in about 45 hours. We should be on the Tombigbee and he is not certain he can find oil for the required oil change. It was easy to find here in Rogersville. We had dinner tonight in the Resort Lodge Restaurant. Life is good.
No comments:
Post a Comment