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| Good Morning |
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| Boarding the Ferry - Dauphin Island |
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| Good Bye Dauphin Island |
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| Natural Gas Rigs - Mobile Bay |
We love ferries, and this one was no exception.
We were scheduled to take the
Ferry and
travel to Fort Pickens near Pensacola Florida on Monday.
However, torrential rains on Monday morning
flooded and closed the road into Fort Pickens and also closed the Ferry off of
Dauphin Island.
So, we stayed on Dauphin
Island another day.
As if we had a
choice.
But, what a great place to be
stranded.
Tuesday morning we were able to take the Ferry. The trip across took about 30 minutes. On the crossing we passed two of the many
natural gas drilling rigs in Mobile Bay.
They say there is 30 years of natural gas under Mobile Bay. We've seen many oil and gas drilling rigs along the coast of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
They have a big impact
on the local economy.
Fort Morgan is a long, quiet peninsula. After the peace of Dauphin Island and Fort
Morgan, the commercial development of Gulf Shores, AL and Pensacola FL was
almost a shock. We moved through it to Fort Pickens
Campground, part of the Gulf Islands National Seashore. More about Fort Pickens in another post.
Here are our pictures from the ferry ride.
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| Getting Arty |
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| Welcoming Committee Fort Morgan |
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| Tiki Says Hi |
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