Norah had been fighting a cold the whole time we were on vacation so we needed to use Tuesday as a lazy day. The whole point of staying in Gulf Shores, Alabama was to have easy access to the beach. Unfortunately on this day, there were rip current warnings and bad waves at the beach. I am not a strong swimmer, so I opted to take the girls to a beach in Mobile Bay where the waters were more calm and the girls would be safer.
It was about an hour drive from Gulf Shores to North Beach in Fairhope, Alabama. It was a nice, peaceful drive to a pretty quiet beach. The girls got out and played a lot in the water there. They were disappointed by the lack of waves, but we could not risk them swimming in rip current waters, so they understood the reason. They did meet some local kids and play with them in the water so that made it better.
I'm not a beach guy, so this was my view the whole time while I just listened to SiriusXM radio on my phone.
We did get a surprise visit from a childhood friend named Tom while there in Fairhope. He lives there in town and it was great to catch up with him for about an hour.
After being at the beach, we headed into town to get a lunch. Tom gave us some dinning recommendations and we decided to eat at a place called Locals. The food there was pretty good and I ate the burger. They had a great patio that allowed us to dine outside.
After eating lunch we hit up a really fun toy store named Fantasy Island Toys. The girls loved it as they had some amazing toys in there. Every town needs a fun toy shop like this one!
Before leaving town we stopped at Page and Palette for ice cream. Page and Palette was a really cool book store / art gallery / coffee shop that was pretty hopping for a mid day visit. The girls were so happy to get some ice cream before the ride back to the AirBnB.
Overall, I can see why my friend Tom loves living in Fairhope. The downtown area is fun and vibrant. I wish we had planned some more time there, but we will just need to spend more time there next time we visit.
Once back in Gulf Shores, the wife and Norah wanted to stay back and relax at the AirBnB. Avery and I were hungry so we went on a Daddy / Daughter Date Night at Cactus Cantina, a Mexican restaurant in Gulf Shores. We had a great time watching baseball from our table, scarfing down torilla chips and laughing. We had a busy day planned for the next day, so we called it an early night and went back to the AirBnB after dinner.
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