We left Gulf Shores AL today about 7:45am.. We knew we had a long day ahead of us.. We had decided earlier in the week to do the trip in one day, (it's about an 8 hr trip.) It was a good thing we'd planned that cause half way was around Birmingham and that wasn't going to happen since the terrible storms this past week. We didn't see the worst of the damage but from I-65 about four miles north of the city you started seeing the trees down, snapped off or stripped bare of bark. We did see some buildings (I'm thinking one was a hotel) that had crumbled. We saw several carivans of utility trucks and phone company trucks heading up and down the interstate, most likely coming from other towns and states to help. We're finding that there are several families from Alabama staying in town here (Shelbyville) with either families, friends or at hotels cause power is still out in AL. Let's keep praying.
Our time in AL seem to go fast.. We had a blast with friends..and we had plenty in and out of here to visit with. Tim and Jean are still there. They are heading back home for the summer soon, Rich and Betty, Peggy and Jimmy, Rita and Dan and Geo are either in MI or heading that way soon. So glad we got to see them (even though we spent the winter with most of them it's still fun when we see each other on the road). If we get to MI this summer I'm sure we'll see then again before we all met back up in TX for the winter...can you call sunny and 70 in Jan winter...
We'll be getting Dr's apts out of the way this week and visiting with our Moms and other family members then getting back on the road on Thurs.
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