Back to Normal

It's nice to have our normal life back. Today we drove down to Bon Secour, which is simply an area where there are fishing and shrimp boats. We bought some fresh shrimp today and while I had hoped to get pictures of the brown pelicans that normally line the boats and docks, today there were none. Which figures.

We were here two years ago and that's when we adopted Patches from the Baldwin County Animal Shelter. We didn't do much running around because of that, so we weren't aware of how much the area had grown and how much more traffic there is on Hwy. 59 which runs down to Gulf Shores, Alabama. Prior to that, we had last been in the area in 2000 when we bought our first fifth wheel and truck. This sleepy little area is sleepy no more. Of course, the fact that's it's Spring Break time doesn't help. It appears though, that we're losing another one of our favorite little towns to progress. Alabama is a lovely state still and right now with the azaleas blooming everywhere it's just gorgeous. And we haven't even made it to the beach yet! That will come.

Black Beauty is a joy to drive and to ride in. For being the same model truck the difference between our 2000 F450 and the 2008 F450 is night and day. We're not getting quite as good mileage as the old truck, but the engine isn't broken in yet and we had added a power chip to the engine of the old truck. The new truck's computers would "know" if we added a power chip which might void the warranty, so we're not going to do that this time around, or at least until Ford says it's an okay thing to do, which probably won't happen. Otherwise, they would have put the chip in themselves, right? But Denny and I are enjoying the smoother ride and quieter engine, and all the other little bells and whistles that came with it, at least until the first truck payment arrives. Truck payment? What the heck is that? Sigh.