We checked out of the condo at 9:30am and drove to Gulf Shores. Saw the empty beaches and the place we stayed last year. Drove on to Fort Morgan - where we were supposed to stay this year. We drove down one road about 15 miles and found a dead end and had to turn around. Finally found the right road and drove about 20 miles to Fort Morgan. There we found even emptier beaches and tar balls. The duplex was pretty much at the end of the island so we were going to take the ferry to Dauphin Island and continue north from there.
Unfortunately, we missed the ferry by 10 minutes. The next ferry was not for 1 1/2 hours - so we turned arounf and drove back - again. We made it
Pineville, LA around 8:30pm. The 7 hour trip took us around 11 hours.
warning sign on Gulf Shores beach
Double red flags in Gulf Shores - means don't go in the water
this is the condo we stayed in last year
this is the duplex we were supposed to stay in this year - before the oil spill ruined the beach
tar ball on the Fort Morgan beach
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