Nigel, Marie, and Tab had one room, and John, Johanna, Katriel, and I had another.  We were all up early and headed down for our breakfast. 

 

We were on track for packing up and getting out and it didn’t take long to get moving.

Believe it or not, there was only ONE Buc-ee’s on our route, so we made sure not to miss it.

The overall drive from Greenville to Galveston is about 15 hours.  I broke our days up into nicely sized chunks to let us do some sight seeing mid-day.  Today’s overall driving was for 10 hours, but we were driving west and therefore gained an hour.

We stopped at The Cheese Cottage for lunch in Mobile, AL.

 

 

Because neither of us are big eaters, Katriel and I split a turkey and cheese club.  Everyone else had the same sandwich, but a full one.

 

It was a cute little stop and a beautiful day.

We wanted a little something to do mid-day and I had read about Fort Conde in Mobile. 

 

 

 

Access to the Fort included the Museum of Mobile, which we had not anticipated.

 

 

 

 

 

It was something to do, and it was amazing to read about the centuries of natural disasters that have plagued that region.

We saw the Port of Mobile where the Carnival cruise ships dock.  It was right across the street from the fort (which is a recreation).

 

 

This fort is build right above the expressway!

 

 

No sooner did we get back to our van and start on our way than the sky opened up and it started to pour.  AND – our wiper was dilapidated.  We stopped by the FANCIEST Walmart I’ve ever seen, and John replaced the wiper and on we went.

 

We stopped at a Whataburger to say we did.  No one hated it, but no one begged to return.

 

A few hours later we rolled into TX. 

We stopped for the night in Winnie, TX, and the hotel left a little to be desired.  But it was a great deal.