Going Green

It seems we've transported one small four legged critter across state lines. Last night when I was turning off the small reading light next to my side of the bed, I noticed a movement just above my head. There was a bright neon green frog on my bed! I did not scream, I just grabbed a handful of kleenex and caught him. Mark kept yelling, "Don't let him jump away." We know these guys are quick, a few jumped on us while sitting outside all winter in Florida. Mark took the wad outside and set the little guy free. I wanted him to sing Born Free but he refused.

After breakfast we put on the walking shoes and headed to the beach. There's a wonderful breeze on the Gulf, 70ish, and overcast - a great formula for walking the beach. A few diehards were in the water - it's not quite 70 degrees. We remember these spring break vacations. No matter how cold, ya just gotta get in the water. By the time we got back to the park, we had walked almost 5 miles.

We drove through the Gulf Shores State Park campground where we had stayed numerous time over 20 years ago. The park has been ravaged by Hurricanes Ivan and Katrina. What used to be the most beautiful park around is now treeless and blacktop. It also has lots of campers in it. One campsite that caught our eye - a pup tent with a van parked next to it. Once we got a closer look, we noted a couple was sitting on lawn chairs just outside their tent, watching a large (~32") flat screen TV that they had sitting just inside the van. I guess there was a basketball game they just couldn't miss while camping. Roughing it, a little.

After a wonderful large pizza from Papa Rocco's, another trek to the beach was needed. The sun was now out, and quite warm. A few more kids were in the water. Note: kids - not adults, except for a few fathers who wouldn't let their kids in without adult supervision.

Bike rides before BBQ burgers. We're beat! It's time to crash on the couch before bed.