A TOURISTY DAY

It’s more fun when you’re not the only one having it.

the Oaqui

Since this afternoon was warm but overcast we decided to visit touristy shops. You know the kind I mean. Places with beach wear, t shirts with logos, and tons of souvenirs,

We stopped at Trading Company Beach Outfitters, Souvenir City, and Surf Style.

These stores are stuffed full. I guess it’s been a long time since I’ve done this. My oh my. Not the greatest quality. And expensive. More kinds of souvenirs than you could imagine. Glad we were just having fun.

Searching for shells is very big in this area.

While window shopping today I saw for sale mesh shell bags for collecting shells and sand scoopers. Earlier this vacation I’d heard of shell bags as they’re available at the Welcome Center (picture shown below) but I didn’t know about sand scoopers. And no they’re not for dog doo-doo. (Dogs aren’t allowed on the beaches.) They’re for scooping up shells. Besides picking up shells from the beach people also walk in the water and scoop shells from there.

Then off to a restaurant at The Lodge at Gulf State Park. https://www.alapark.com/parks/gulf-state-park

They have three restaurants. We ate at Foodcraft. https://foodcraftgsp.com/?SEO_id=GMB–R-PNSLGHH-1&y_source=1_MjY1ODk0MTctNzE1LWxvY2F0aW9uLndlYnNpdGU%3D

In The Lodge they have various works of art. Lovely.

It was pasta night buffet. I was hoping for a gluten free pasta being available but no such luck so I ate the wheat pasta. One night shouldn’t hurt. Sadly not a lot of choices, especially with salads. Only lettuce, croutons, and dressing. More choices in food to add to your pasta dish. Richard had the tomato sauce and I had the Alfredo sauce. It was tasty. It was a night out so can’t complain too much. Won’t go to pasta night again. Three dessert choices: Key Lime Tarts, Tiramisu, and Bread Pudding. Richard said the tarts were good.

I’ve never had bread pudding. I know, I know. How could that be? After hearing so many friends rave about it for years I decided to give it a try. I was so disappointed. Just not for me. 🥲 Only ate a few bites. Not like me.

But it was a fun afternoon.

Fun Day – Stevie Wonder

Take care and stay healthy.

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