My husband loves to indulge in enjoyable recollection of his memorable childhood. He mentioned that when he was young, a peddler of fruits would go by his neighborhood shouting "Grand Bay Watermelon" and he will always remember the yell that sounded like a song to his ears LOL. Summer time in Mississippi is fun with so many festivities. I also remember that hubby and I would go to the back road from Ocean Springs Mississippi to Grand Bay Alabama just to buy watermelon and other fruits. We bought huge and juicy watermelons and it was my first time to see a yellow watermelon. One time, my sister in law was with us and she bought fruits and vegetables. Do you like watermelon?
He do not till the land himself. He had a renter who made this land into a cotton farm and peanut farm. 
This is part of the farm land which he maintains daily. This is actually the backyard of their property where he had an animal farm: goats, chickens and 2 mules. 
The part of the backyard owned by our friend has this huge pond located at the middle. The animals love to hang out in there. The whole vicinity is fenced in but, once in a while there are cayotes that wanders and jump over the fence. They are after the goats. 
Our friend said that there are big rattle snakes in the area. That is the reason he keeps it clean. 
These are cotton farm. Well, I thought cottons came from big trees only. But, here ... it's bushes. 
Yep! I was excited because Alabama is a pretty laid-back place just like Mississippi where you can see people loves eating Southern food, enjoys family activities, attend the church and has the passion to work to provide the family.
The thought of traveling to a dirt road was on my mind. It was not the case, gone are those days just like what we saw in the movies. Anyway, the road to our friends' place is long, narrow and winding! Our GPS cannot even locate the place and of course, Internet signal was limited.
We were able to reach his beautiful and new constructed home and at the back of his big house was the farmland with animals. He got almost a hundred goats and the amazing part, he had names to all of them. Most of the goats are pregnant and in few weeks, kids will be running in the big yard. They love their farm animals and they do not butcher them because they treat them as babies. They sells them but, not eat them.
Aside from goats, they have donkeys and chickens also. I was asking the wife if they had fun having a roasted chicken all the time and I see horror in her eyes. LOL, sorry! Yeah! They do not eat their own pets because they are family as what she says. I keep teasing her but, she was kind enough to explain and she even retorted that they are not that hungry enough to eat their pets. We all burst out laughing!
That night, the four of us were reminiscing the men's high school bully days. They are the bullies at that time but, that was 4 decades ago and so different from the bullies we had nowadays. They do not hurt people in those days and up to this time, they remain friends. If you live in the country, people know each other and their generation. We had a good laugh that night and we sleep at midnight. We had a wonderful time! 
Their house is located in a farm land and a bit distant from the road. We sleep good for the night. They have no wifi in the house but, they use DSL. 
I was checking on their goat farm which is located at the huge area at the back of their house. I was really careful because there are rattle snakes in the area. 
I was on my way at the back of the house when Lo and Behold, I saw a snake. I was really scared and I ran away from it. When I look back, the snake never moves. So, I took a picture and zoom it and showed it to our friend. He said it was not a poisonous snake. It eats rats in the farm.
They got a nice house and it's really huge for two occupants. I started to take photos of the surroundings and when I was about to get finish, I saw this big snake on the pathway at the back of the house. I was really running away from it and it never moves. So, I slowly take the picture of the snake and return to the front porch of the house. Whewww!.
Our friend told me that he do not kill this snake because it helps him eradicate the rats in his property. He only kill rattle snakes and he got plenty in his property. After knowing that, I quit going out the yard alone. Dang! They look like sticks on the ground, right?
Here we are as we head eastbound interstate 10 in Mobile, Alabama approaching the Wallace Tunnel. Mobile is the third most populous city in the Southern US state of Alabama. This location is nearby Mobile River and the central Gulf Coast.
The tall building that you see here is the 
The exciting experience for me is driving towards Wallace Tunnel. This tunnel is used in many movies. If you are traveling routing the Gulf Coast scenic area, you can't miss this tunnel.
This tunnel crosses beneath the Mobile River. I always have a shallow happiness so, by driving this tunnel, it gives me an exciting feeling.
In the middle part of the tunnel, GPS and radio channels will quit working. Look at this light, it's 
There's nothing to worry when you pass the Wallace Tunnel. It's just a short time and you will see this light! This way, we are heading home to Florida. If you want to travel to Mobile, Alabama do not forget to drop by at Battleship Park. 
This area is gorgeous and of course, you will see the tall buildings. The Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company is also just nearby.
When you reached the middle of this tunnel along I-10, you will have no electronic signal but, it would only lasts a minute.
It is pretty safe because the big trucks that carry gas and petroleums have their own route and they are not allowed to pass by the tunnel.
I really have a funny but nice feeling everytime we pass here. I sure would love to explore the battleship area in the future.
There are so many places and sights to see in Alabama but, I will explore it soon. As of now, we just came here to dine out and drive down to Gulf Breeze for lunch before we go back home.
I mentioned in my other posts that those bildings are my favorites in this area. They stand so tall and grand. Amazing design too. That huge building by the way is the RSA Battle House Tower, the tallest building in Alabama.
