Respite

Well, after hanging out at the service center for 3 and 1/2 weeks, and after getting word that we had to wait for parts, we decided to take advantage of a $99/week coupon from Lake Osprey RV Resort http://robertsresorts.com/resorts/lake-osprey/ in Elberta, AL. Thanks to our friends Barb and Roger for the coupon! This is an area that is about 15 miles from the Gulf Coast. While we were there, we made a couple of trips to the beach and also to nearby Pensacola, FL. Being tired after a full days drive to get there, we asked for recommendations for a restaurant. We headed over to Lamberts, (in Foley, AL)  http://www.throwedrolls.com/, the home of the "throwed rolls". If you've got an appetite, this is the place to come! After ordering your entree, employees then come around with sides for you. One person comes with the fresh out of the oven rolls that he then throws at you as he comes by.

This is the size of your drink at Lambert's

Andy's plate of pork jowls 

Pensacola has a Naval Air Station.  We decided to tour the National Naval Aviation Museum http://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/ which is on the grounds of the base.  They offer free tours and we were lucky to catch the last one of the day. There were many fighter planes from WWII and beyond. This Naval Air Station is also the home of the Blue Angels.

Statues of Fighter Pilots representing 5 wars - WWII, Korean War,Vietnam War, Gulf War, and Afghanistan 

We liked the area. For a winter place to park the RV, it's about 10 degrees cooler on the average than Florida. We're still not sure where we will end up this winter.