Got a site booked for end of April down on the Alabama Shores
area.
...This one sounds like it's gonna be a bit lazy, and I
guess that's all right with me. Wife said something about our
latest trips have all been about hiking, and she's fine with
hanging out on the beach.
...At this point, I figure I can just
walk the beaches, might bring the bikes, and just enjoy some
different scenery. Probably ought to check out the salt water
fishing, too.
Guess we'll take the Bronco unless I get a jeep before then.
On Fri, 13 Mar 2026 16:52:22 -0500,
sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> wrote:
Got a site booked for end of April down on the Alabama Shores
area.
Sounds nice! We were down in that area just last week. My wife
gets an approximately annual injection of biological therapy in
her ankle to keep the degenerative arthritis at bay.
She is supposed to be low activity for a time after the injection,
so we didn't do much hiking. Next time I'll hope we can get
there earlier ahead of the procedure so we can do more active
things. Maybe even drag the trailer down. :0)
...This one sounds like it's gonna be a bit lazy, and I
guess that's all right with me. Wife said something about our
latest trips have all been about hiking, and she's fine with
hanging out on the beach.
LOL Subtle wifely cues. Reminds me a bit of my adult kids
recently referring to the hikes we took them on when young as
"death marches". Oh well.
...At this point, I figure I can just
walk the beaches, might bring the bikes, and just enjoy some
different scenery. Probably ought to check out the salt water
fishing, too.
We had a lovely few days last week, with temps that were perfect
for tooling around with the rental convertible top down. We
stayed at Navarre Beach with a nice view of the Gulf. Ate lots of
seafood. I had a grouper piccata at the Grand Marlin that was
just exceptional. Pricey, though.
The Air Force Armament Museum was interesting as well. We spent a
couple of hours there. Lots of old bombs!
Guess we'll take the Bronco unless I get a jeep before then.
Hope you have a great trip! I'm currently working to plan a trip
out to Maine for Memorial Day weekend.
On 3/14/2026 10:13 AM, Ted Heise wrote:
Sounds nice! We were down in that area just last week. My
wife gets an approximately annual injection of biological
therapy in her ankle to keep the degenerative arthritis at
bay.
Hope the shot works well for the wife. Summer and RV season is
coming! I was surprised to see the abundance of places to RV
down there. By my brothers in Spring Hill Florida there are
very few.
LOL Subtle wifely cues. Reminds me a bit of my adult kids
recently referring to the hikes we took them on when young as
"death marches". Oh well.
This might sound odd, but I have a feeling my wife is once
again coddling me. After hiking with her I think she might
think I'm gonna push it too far and have a hard time because of
it.
We had a lovely few days last week, with temps that were
perfect for tooling around with the rental convertible top
down. We stayed at Navarre Beach with a nice view of the
Gulf. Ate lots of seafood. I had a grouper piccata at the
Grand Marlin that was just exceptional. Pricey, though.
Yep, we plan on getting our fill of seafood. Checked out the
Grand Marlin, but we're all the way around the bay and it's a
1.75 hour drive to get there. Maybe if we are out and about,
but otherwise it's a little far for where we're going. Nice
looking joint, though.
The Air Force Armament Museum was interesting as well. We
spent a couple of hours there. Lots of old bombs!
There's a fort right on the Gulf we'll probably check out, too.
Hope you have a great trip! I'm currently working to plan a
trip out to Maine for Memorial Day weekend.
My wife has been out there a couple times, but I never have.
I would like to go someday. I'll have to figure out how to be
nice to the east coast liberals.
On Sat, 14 Mar 2026 17:52:27 -0500,
sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> wrote:
On 3/14/2026 10:13 AM, Ted Heise wrote:
Sounds nice! We were down in that area just last week. My
wife gets an approximately annual injection of biological
therapy in her ankle to keep the degenerative arthritis at
bay.
Hope the shot works well for the wife. Summer and RV season is
coming! I was surprised to see the abundance of places to RV
down there. By my brothers in Spring Hill Florida there are
very few.
We got the first injection in Dec 2020 or thereabouts. COVID
restrictions were in full force and we had to wait in the parking
lot until they were ready for us. She felt almost immediate
relief when the stuff (derived from amnionic membrane) went in and
has had good results that last about a year each time.
LOL Subtle wifely cues. Reminds me a bit of my adult kids
recently referring to the hikes we took them on when young as
"death marches". Oh well.
This might sound odd, but I have a feeling my wife is once
again coddling me. After hiking with her I think she might
think I'm gonna push it too far and have a hard time because of
it.
Push it too far? Oh surely not!
We had a lovely few days last week, with temps that were
perfect for tooling around with the rental convertible top
down. We stayed at Navarre Beach with a nice view of the
Gulf. Ate lots of seafood. I had a grouper piccata at the
Grand Marlin that was just exceptional. Pricey, though.
Yep, we plan on getting our fill of seafood. Checked out the
Grand Marlin, but we're all the way around the bay and it's a
1.75 hour drive to get there. Maybe if we are out and about,
but otherwise it's a little far for where we're going. Nice
looking joint, though.
We've eaten there a couple of times and been quite pleased both.
I completely understand about not wanting to spend hours driving.
I'm sure there are great places much closer to where you'll be.
When you say, "all the way around the bay" are you meaning Perdido
Bay? Mobile Bay? Something else?
The Air Force Armament Museum was interesting as well. We
spent a couple of hours there. Lots of old bombs!
There's a fort right on the Gulf we'll probably check out, too.
From Gulf Shores, the Naval Aviation Museum (just southwest of
Pensacola) is going to be a lot closer than the Air Force museum
(notheast of Navarre). And it's just a few miles from Fort
Pickens, though that's across Pensacola Bay and driving from one
to the other is more like an hour. I think there are lots of old
forts in that area, though.
Hope you have a great trip! I'm currently working to plan a
trip out to Maine for Memorial Day weekend.
My wife has been out there a couple times, but I never have.
I would like to go someday. I'll have to figure out how to be
nice to the east coast liberals.
If you get to Portland, Gilberts Chowder House has the best clam
chowder I've ever had. It's amazing. Lots of good seafood too.
Up the coast a ways is Bar Harbor and Acadia NP, both well worth
seeing.
When you say, "all the way around the bay" are you meaning Perdido
Bay?-a Mobile Bay?-a Something else?
<https://fortmorganrvpark.com/>
On 3/15/2026 10:39 AM, Ted Heise wrote:
On Sat, 14 Mar 2026 17:52:27 -0500,
sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> wrote:
Hope the shot works well for the wife. Summer and RV
season is coming! I was surprised to see the abundance of
places to RV down there. By my brothers in Spring Hill
Florida there are very few.
We got the first injection in Dec 2020 or thereabouts. COVID
restrictions were in full force and we had to wait in the
parking lot until they were ready for us. She felt almost
immediate relief when the stuff (derived from amnionic
membrane) went in and has had good results that last about a
year each time.
That's amazing! This arthritis seems to slowly take the fun
out of being retired and having things in order. It's just
always there. I could start every day with an oxycodone pill,
but what kind of way is that to live. Not many good answers
that they allow, since there is so much money in this, but I'm
glad you got one that seems to work.
This might sound odd, but I have a feeling my wife is once
again coddling me. After hiking with her I think she might
think I'm gonna push it too far and have a hard time
because of it.
Push it too far? Oh surely not!
Oh I've gotten much better. I'm realizing I don't have the
strength or will I did when I was younger. I'd say it started
4-5 years ago, once the joints started failing. All these
physical issues and surgeries make you much less active and you
lose even more strength and stamina. I don't want to go out an
not get back either, and I think I know my limits. I think she
just saw how difficult this knee thing was and knowing my past
worries a bit. She's a good woman.
Yep, we plan on getting our fill of seafood. Checked out
the Grand Marlin, but we're all the way around the bay and
it's a 1.75 hour drive to get there. Maybe if we are out
and about, but otherwise it's a little far for where we're
going. Nice looking joint, though.
We've eaten there a couple of times and been quite pleased
both. I completely understand about not wanting to spend hours
driving. I'm sure there are great places much closer to where
you'll be.
When you say, "all the way around the bay" are you meaning
Perdido Bay? Mobile Bay? Something else?
<https://fortmorganrvpark.com/>
WE looked at a place on Dauphin Island, but decided on this
place east of there on on the peninsula coming off the other
side of the bays. If you could get to the west side without
taking the ferry, it would be doable. I don't really want to
do the ferry, but you never know.
On 3/15/2026 12:03 PM, sticks wrote:
When you say, "all the way around the bay" are you meaning
Perdido Bay? Mobile Bay? Something else?
<https://fortmorganrvpark.com/>
I couldn't get any of the sites 1-7, but I did get site 11
which is promising looking.
<https://fortmorganrvpark.com/park-map/>
Gotta get some fresh cigars!
On Sun, 15 Mar 2026 12:03:42 -0500,
sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> wrote:
On 3/15/2026 10:39 AM, Ted Heise wrote:
On Sat, 14 Mar 2026 17:52:27 -0500,
sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> wrote:
Hope the shot works well for the wife. Summer and RV
season is coming! I was surprised to see the abundance of
places to RV down there. By my brothers in Spring Hill
Florida there are very few.
We got the first injection in Dec 2020 or thereabouts. COVID
restrictions were in full force and we had to wait in the
parking lot until they were ready for us. She felt almost
immediate relief when the stuff (derived from amnionic
membrane) went in and has had good results that last about a
year each time.
That's amazing! This arthritis seems to slowly take the fun
out of being retired and having things in order. It's just
always there. I could start every day with an oxycodone pill,
but what kind of way is that to live. Not many good answers
that they allow, since there is so much money in this, but I'm
glad you got one that seems to work.
Here's more info on the therapy. I got an acknowledgement in the
paper because I helped with the data analysis. :)
https://www.advancedregenmed.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/RBT-Chart-Review-2020.pdf
This might sound odd, but I have a feeling my wife is once
again coddling me. After hiking with her I think she might
think I'm gonna push it too far and have a hard time
because of it.
Push it too far? Oh surely not!
Oh I've gotten much better. I'm realizing I don't have the
strength or will I did when I was younger. I'd say it started
4-5 years ago, once the joints started failing. All these
physical issues and surgeries make you much less active and you
lose even more strength and stamina. I don't want to go out an
not get back either, and I think I know my limits. I think she
just saw how difficult this knee thing was and knowing my past
worries a bit. She's a good woman.
Sounds like it. I'm more aware (and respectful) of my limits,
though I did overdo a few weeks ago hiking while the wife was out
of town. I did some 7 miles with lots of hills and was sore for
days.
Yep, we plan on getting our fill of seafood. Checked out
the Grand Marlin, but we're all the way around the bay and
it's a 1.75 hour drive to get there. Maybe if we are out
and about, but otherwise it's a little far for where we're
going. Nice looking joint, though.
We've eaten there a couple of times and been quite pleased
both. I completely understand about not wanting to spend hours
driving. I'm sure there are great places much closer to where
you'll be.
When you say, "all the way around the bay" are you meaning
Perdido Bay? Mobile Bay? Something else?
<https://fortmorganrvpark.com/>
WE looked at a place on Dauphin Island, but decided on this
place east of there on on the peninsula coming off the other
side of the bays. If you could get to the west side without
taking the ferry, it would be doable. I don't really want to
do the ferry, but you never know.
Looks nice! I've gotten to enjoy that area a lot more than I ever
expected. After the last trip I even looked at house prices in
the area, thinking it might be a decent option for a month or two
in the winter--away from the hard Nebraska weather.
On Sun, 15 Mar 2026 13:12:12 -0500,
sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> wrote:
On 3/15/2026 12:03 PM, sticks wrote:
When you say, "all the way around the bay" are you meaning
Perdido Bay? Mobile Bay? Something else?
<https://fortmorganrvpark.com/>
I couldn't get any of the sites 1-7, but I did get site 11
which is promising looking.
<https://fortmorganrvpark.com/park-map/>
That does look promising. I also see you plan out the specific
sites ahead of time based on maps available online. I've been
tending to do the same and am starting to get halfway decent at
it. :)
Gotta get some fresh cigars!
Oh that'll make you some friends.
On 3/14/2026 10:13 AM, Ted Heise wrote:
My wife has been out there a couple times, but I never have. I would
like to go someday. I'll have to figure out how to be nice to the east >coast liberals.
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On 3/14/26 6:52 PM, sticks wrote:
On 3/14/2026 10:13 AM, Ted Heise wrote:The Northeast is infested with them.
My wife has been out there a couple times, but I never have.-a I would
like to go someday.-a I'll have to figure out how to be nice to the
east coast liberals.
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