Dinner with New Friends

Enjoying Happy Hour with Terri & Kathy

Pizza with Drew & Terri from Texas!

LuLu's

Crazy Sista time at Lulu's!  I can't wait to visit this restaurant with my crazy sista.  No seriously....we have called each other sista before we heard Lulu use this term.  If you do not know who Lulu is then let me tell you.  Her last name is Buffet.  Yes, I do mean as in Jimmy Buffet.  She is Jimmy's sista and a lot of fun!

The food was great here, especially the key lime pie.  It's located on a river near the gulf and has a wonderful gift shop.  LOVE LULU'S!  

Lambert's Cafe

Home of the Throwed Rolls!  http://www.throwedrolls.com/
If you want to go eat tons of never-ending food and have a roll thrown at your face, this is your place!  Seriously though...yes, I did have a roll thrown in my face but it was a lot of fun and good old fashioned home-cooked food.  It is an experience that you need to do at least once. 

Lambert's is family-owned and has been around since 1942.  This is a must stop if you are in the Gulf Shores area.  We enjoyed the atmosphere and food.  With that being said was a little disappointed it wasn't from scratch like Cracker Barrel but still very good.

Gulf State Park Pool

Gulf State Park in Gulf Shores, AL is an amazing park with an amazing pool!  It's nicer than most resorts I have stayed at.  It has a zero entry children's pool that is large with fountains.  Kids & adults love this pool! 

Shrimpfest 2013

Meeting new friends

 

Dr. Zarr's Amazing Funk Monster from Memphis, TN

We had the best time at Shrimpfest and are already booked for 2014.  The band Dr. Zarr's Amazing Funk Monster is awesome!  Dave and I really enjoyed their music.  The arts and crafts booths were great and lots of variety.  I scored 3 beautiful beach dresses, wonderful beach tote and custom embroidered baby items.  The food was outstanding.  What more can I say?  It was a great time!  We even met some new friends when having a drink at the Hang-over next door.  I can hardly wait for next year.  :-)

Evening at Gulf Shores

Octoberfest Flora Bama Bar

All I can say is that we had too much fun! 

Martin's Potato Rolls

When you visit central Florida, you MUST try these rolls for your sandwiches.  Amazing!  I could easily be their spokesperson.  Try these.  You will be so glad you did - Wonderful Martin's Potato Rolls!

Silver Springs Nature Theme Park

Silver Springs Nature Theme Park! http://www.floridasprings.org/visit/map/silver%20springs/

Lucky for us, the State Park just acquired this theme park the week we camped at Silver Springs State Park.  We were invited to their "soft" opening at no charge.  This park has been neglected for several years and volunteers along with the state of Florida have band together to bring it back to its glory days.  There is still much to be done and will really enjoy coming back to see its completion.  

The glass bottom boats are still operating but we missed the scheduled times to ride.  We were fine with that since we had just spent all day on the river in a canoe.  Plus, I was still trying to get over my Meeting of the alligator experience.  LOL!

We really enjoyed visiting the Ocala, Florida area and plan to return again someday soon.