gulf shores ALABAMA

Not too far down the road we went to gulf shores al, again different, now because it is a huge state park that was rebuilt in 2004 after hurricane Ivan, complete with a pool, WiFi, laundry mat, store and very nice nature center. The boys loved the pool and the spot turned out being just what we needed. We spent a day at the pool, getting almost all of the sand washed off, and trying our best to use the WiFi to upload a back load of photos to the blog. We aren't sure but a frustrating mix of poor wireless, blog site issues and our pc ignorance prevented us from getting all the photos loaded.
There is also an extra long fishing pier that was doubled in length when it was rebuilt. People were catching giant reds the size of finnegan. We didn't get Amy of those but eli learned how to catch bait fish. We also saw a pod of rays swimming gracefully around the pier, their wings catching in the waves.
We got up close to some nature. We all got to pet baby alligators, which are quite adorable actually. A rainy day sent us to the zoo, which was very small and had some great animals. They even offer an interactive center where we got to feed, hold and play with lemurs! So flipping cute and fun!!