Friday, November 06, 2009
Fairhope, Day 2
Friday, November 6, 2009.
Today was a lay day -- bought groceries, washed clothes, refueled, pumped out, had some routine maintenance work done on the boat. We rewarded ourselves by going out to dinner at a little seafood place called Market By the Sea. The fried shrimp and gumbo were excellent.
On the first Friday of each month in the Fairhope, merchants put on an Art Walk. Shops and art galleries stay open until 9 p.m., many offering wine and refreshments. A number of musicians entertained us as we walked the streets with another Looper couple, Nancy and Ross on Oddysea. Fairhope is a truly delightful place; I'd like to come back for a visit, especially on First Friday. Tomorrow we're heading east to stay at Tom and Patsy's harbor near Pensacola. Lots of uncertainty still exists about the storm Ida that is currently wreaking havoc near Nicaragua. Ida has stopped many Loopers from heading on down the Tenn Tom to the Gulf. We will be looking for a safe haven just in case the storm picks up, but it's too soon to tell whether it will be a significant event around here or not.
Today was a lay day -- bought groceries, washed clothes, refueled, pumped out, had some routine maintenance work done on the boat. We rewarded ourselves by going out to dinner at a little seafood place called Market By the Sea. The fried shrimp and gumbo were excellent.
On the first Friday of each month in the Fairhope, merchants put on an Art Walk. Shops and art galleries stay open until 9 p.m., many offering wine and refreshments. A number of musicians entertained us as we walked the streets with another Looper couple, Nancy and Ross on Oddysea. Fairhope is a truly delightful place; I'd like to come back for a visit, especially on First Friday. Tomorrow we're heading east to stay at Tom and Patsy's harbor near Pensacola. Lots of uncertainty still exists about the storm Ida that is currently wreaking havoc near Nicaragua. Ida has stopped many Loopers from heading on down the Tenn Tom to the Gulf. We will be looking for a safe haven just in case the storm picks up, but it's too soon to tell whether it will be a significant event around here or not.
