Warmer by the Gulf today....

We've arrived at our winter vacation spot and today it's glorious, following a bit of a cold snap... temps in the 70's with the sun warming the beach. Guess we missed out on most of the brutally cold weather back home and also on the road down here. It's a barefoot beach walk today!

Having come to the upper gulf coast for the past few winters, we're happy to report that the economy seems on the upswing here since the big oil spill and the terrain is returning to it's former beauty since the devastation from Hurricane Ivan. (This area really got hit hard by that devastation, even more than Katrina.) Nature regenerates and the dunes are green again and everything looks lush. Nice!  Stay tuned...