Two Lane Adventure to Gulf Shores - Day Three

Spent the day yesterday with our friends, Pat & Kathy. Started out the morning with some Beignets, that Kathy came to the camper with. They are a French pastry made from deep-fried choux paste, served with powdered sugar on top. They are prepared right before you purchase them and are best when eaten fresh and hot. We visited for a while over the beignets and coffee and then took a drive around the area. Our final destination was Fairhope for Earth Day. On the way, along US 98, we saw many pecan orchards, starting to sprout their buds. Along the road side there was the most beautiful red wild flowers, come to find out it is red clover. We stopped at a strawberry field, where they were picking fresh strawberries, $10 for half a flat! We made it to Fairhope, nestled along the banks of Mobile Bay, where we enjoyed touring the downtown shops, especially the quaint antique shops! Some interesting facts about the City of Fairhope. It began as a dream of a group of people looking for their own special utopia. It was established in 1908. Fairhope's greatest assets are the beachfront park, the park lands on the bluff above the beach, Henry George Park, Knoll Park, and the quarter-mile long pier. It offers you pleasant, peaceful surroundings, inspiring scenery, a vibrant downtown filled with cozy cafés, gourmet restaurants, unique shops and galleries. It is something like a quaint European village or Seneca Falls, for those of you from New York. We ate lunch at Sandra's Place. The guys had Ruebens, Kathy and I went for the salads. She went for the trio of salads and I went for the strawberry spinach salad. All of it was delicious! On the way back to Gulf Shores, we saw huge turf farms and Pat took us to see Billy's Seafood Market in Bon Secour. The name "Bon Secour" comes from the French phrase for "safe harbor." It is considered a safe harbor due to the secluded location on the inside coast of the Fort Morgan peninsula of southern Alabama. Since it was Saturday of a holiday weekend, there were no shrimp boats coming in. We big farewell to our friends and relaxed at the camper. Thanks Pat & Kathy for a great time in the Gulf Shores. After our rest, we headed out to walk the beach and wait for the sunset. There is just something special about walking hand in hand with the one you love on the beach at sunset!