The Gulf Shores Adventure - Part 1

After 12 1/2 hours behind the wheel of a car I am finally in Gulf Shores! Today was pretty uneventful. Though there are a few things that I noted along the way. First is that a fire on the trailer of a semi carrying a load of cars is pretty cool looking! On I-40 in Arkansas I saw just that, all of the cars from the middle back were completely burned! The second is that Mississippi is nothing but pine trees and very little of anything else!! We drove almost 300 miles in Mississippi and you couldn't tell the difference in the first 100 and the last 100 it all looks the same!! Third is the fact that in Mississippi nothing is close to the highway. We had to drive several miles off the highway to stop every time! Fourth is that GPS's are the best invention ever! It was such a life saver and made the trip so much easier. Lastly is that for long vacations you should always rent a condo instead of staying in a hotel. We are staying in a condo and it is so nice! We have so much space with our own full kitchen and a wonderful balcony that overlooks the beach! We also have a free wireless connection in our place too! I haven't taken any pictures yet since it was already dark when we got here but I will put some up tomorrow for sure!