Turtle Tales: "Water, Water Everywhere, But Not A Drop To Drink!" (From the Ancient Mariner

In all our years of living on the Gulf Coast or in an area in close proximity to a body of water, we have never encounter the wrath of Mother Nature that we have in the last two days! We are approximately 12-15 miles from Mobile, Alabama, and therefore, we were in the direct path of the massive storms that passed through the area Monday-this A.M.. In a period of one hour, 6" of rain fell in the Mobile-Pensacola area - a record held since 1820! There were tornados and hail as well as flash flooding throughout the area, and it appeared there would be no end.....I cannot imagine what Noah felt when there were these same conditions when he was on the sea for forty days and forty nights!

We were fortunate to be able to weather the storm, and today the weather was sunny and pleasant! What a difference a day makes........

We attempted to once again go to Bellingrath Gardens, but due to the flooding were unable to get to the gardens. The Fowl River had overflowed its' banks and covered the highway and there was no way to get around it to get to the gardens. So we spent the day simply enjoying the warmth of the sun and watching the birds and water fowl in the park. Good quality time......

Tomorrow we will head to Carrabelle, Florida, which means we will pass through Pensacola and Fort Walton Beach, which also received the wrath of the same storms we experienced. I-10 was closed from Exit 1-Exit 10 today, due to water over the road, so hopefully the water will recede by the time we go through the area. We are hoping to visit with some people in Fort Walton Beach that are known as the Lighthouse People and share some lighthouse stories! Fort Walton Beach brings back fond memories as that is where I met Jim and also where both of my boys (Jason and Jeremy) were born. It is also where I was stationed while serving in the Air Force!

That's about it for now, a short blog today, but we are just happy to say we were able to get through the storms and be able to tell you that we did! God is good!