Saturday, February 27, 2010

Florence, AL

We made plans to make a trip to Florence, which is 45 miles from Red Bay.  We left at noon and it was about 40 degrees, pretty cool.  George drove us today.

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We arrived at the University of North Alabama....

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Baby Lion Statue....  The Mascot here is the Lion.

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We near the George Carroll Lion Habitat... you may remember pictures like this in the Sept 2009 blog....

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This pair of lions are twins; male's name is Leo III and the female's name is UNA.

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They are so beautiful....

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Even though it is pretty cool, they are sunbathing.  It is a beautiful, sunny day.

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We then went around the block and they have these gorgeous homes....

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The Tiffin Home...

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After all that, we are ready for some lunch...Rosie's Cantina is the chosen place.  George and Nancy Silva pose for me...

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I join them in the picture as Manuel takes the photo.  We were here last year and the food is very good here. 

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We came at a busy time but were sat immediately.  

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The Waiter takes our picture but it is pretty dark since we have all the windows behind us....

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Catching up on email and blogging..

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Our Friends, Mark & Sue Didelot just arrived at Camp Red Bay at about 6 pm! It is so good to see them!  They are parked right next to us. 

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We invited them and the Silvas to a light dinner.

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Then we played a game of "Cajun Pass The Love" card game.

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We had a very day day and evening.   We will see what tomorrow brings.....

2 comments:

Richard and Patsy King said...

Manuel,

Don't forget that Mark has your new breakaway cable for your toad. Have fun in Red Bay..... wish we were on the road.

Richard

leslie said...

You all looks that you had a great and very memorable day at Florence AL. That's a beautiful and nice place. I love the gorgeous homes there.
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