Barber Marina

We left Fairhope Friday morning and 8 hours later, we motored into Barber Marina.  Wow!  This marina is practically brand new.  It has dock space for about 300 boats and there are only 20-25 docked here.  We love it!  The bathrooms are great and for us, that is the single most important service at a marina.  The showers consist of bright, shiny white tiles, strong water pressure and a lot of HOT water.  There is a nicely manicured park surrounding the marina and Maggie has given her approval!

Yesterday, we borrowed the courtesy car and drove around to Pirates Cove.  Pirates Cove is an old, rustic shack which was turned into a restaurant/bar and is surrounded by a protected cove.  There were dogs coming and going at will and it seems the dogs keep the people under control.  The atmosphere was relaxed and the dress code was relaxed, as well.  We saw Mike's old sailboat (Lifestyle I) docked behind the restaurant.  We ate cheeseburgers that were better than Buster's, and that is some kind of compliment.
After lunch, we drove into Gulf Shores looking for West Marine and Walmart.  We found West Marine, but as usual, they did not have the fuel filters we need, nor did any other auto parts store in Gulf Shores or Foley.  Why do we continue to count on West Marine????? Walmart was not a disappointment though.
We got up this morning (Sunday) to rain and clouds.  We can't decide whether to stay here another day and wait out the rain, or continue to Pensacola.  We are watching the radar closely.  The picture provided by Linda on Ericka Lin is of the Thanksgiving Day gathering at Bob & Vicky Riggs home in Fairhope.  They were so kind to open their house to all us Loopers and we had a grand time. Thanks to Bob & Vicky and to Linda for the picture.