Fairhope Yesterday and Robert's Bayou Today

Fairhope, AL, is a charming town with a bustling downtown and interesting buildings.  There are unique storefronts.  Here is an independent bookstore.  I bought Being Mortal by Atal Gawande and an October Real Simple magazine.  (I may be a bit off on the calendar.)  George got 1942, a book about WWII.  A  woman in another store asked me if I was born in 1942.  No.

Page and Palette, a combination bookstore and art supply store, with Latte Da, a coffee shop, next door.
See the cool rounded storefront?


We walked around for a good while in the afternoon and stopped for ice cream at Gene's Beans, a coffee and ice cream shop. I had Rocky Road.

Gene's Beans

This is a store that has art from just local artists.  I like these wooden painted signs, my kind of art.  We spoke to the artist in residence and apologized for not being able to buy anything since we live on a boat with zero wall space.  He laughed.

This morning we left Fairhope at 7:35, moved through Bon Secour Bay, and entered the Intercoastal Waterway (ICW), going east.  The wind was light, and so was the chop.  I felt fine out on the bay.
(We are learning the new terminology in preparation for a big gulf crossing we have to do before Thanksgiving.)We stopped for lunch at Lulu's, a fun restaurant that is owned by the sister of Jimmy Buffett.  Our friends from Summerland came too.  We all ate cheeseburgers - what else?
It would be a busy spot in the summer; not so busy in November.

We are anchored in Robert's Bayou, a spot George loves. Many friends have been here with him.  It is a warm afternoon.  When we got settled, we changed into shorts.  As I write this, a dolphin is swimming around behind the boat. He was splashing around so loudly, I thought someone had jumped overboard.

If you like a quiet spot to read or fish or write, this is it.
Wish you were here.