04/08/2026
So on the last of my three days in Mobile, Alabama, I kind of ran out of most things on my To Do list, and wasn't sure if I should go back down to Dauphin Island, Alabama or explore more of the city or what. But I did still have Bayou La Batre still on my list, so thought I'd drive down there. It turned out to be the best day. Partially because of the weather, and also all the cool old shrimp boats and broken docks—and even an abandoned river boat!—but also because not having much on the itinerary let me really slow down a bit.
So I drove around the roads behind the boating companies and then followed a road right on the coast, toward Dauphin Island, stopping wherever there was something cool to look at or if I just wanted to sit on the rocks by the water for a while. I ended up at the bridge to the Island, but spent so much time chilling and photographing birds that I never made it over.
Anyway, it was a great day. And while it's hard to go to a new area and not try to explore everything possible, it was a good lesson in not planning too much, taking it as it comes, and trying to relax. :)
Enjoy the last of the photos, and you can see the full gallery on my website at https://www.geminiph.com/Mobile-Alabama-March-2026
