November 16, 2016
Dinner last night was at BB Kings Blues Cafe where they have a mural depicting Muscle Shoals, The Almond Brothers Band, Aretha Franklin, and W.C. Handy - all of which are in/from Alabama. Of course that leads to the question of who the heck is W.C. Handy? Now I've heard his name in the song Walking in Memphis and really never thought about it...but with smart phone in hand, I had the tools to Google him.
W.C. Handy is an American composer and musician, known as the "Father of the Blues". He did not create the blues genre, rather he is credited with giving it it's contemporary form and expanding it from a regional style of music to a national form....And it just so happens that 11/16 is his birthday, so.....Happy Birthday W.C! Thanks for giving us the Blues!
Today we jumped in the car without having a real plan as to where we would end up. We knew that we wanted to head closer to New Orleans and would like to stay close to the Gulf region. We have ended up at Dauphin Island at the Gulf of Mexico. Dauphin Island, Alabama
Dauphin Island is sweet...it's resorty, but not overly resorty if you know what I mean. I get a sense based on signage and general feel that it still maintains a certain small town feel to it. Of course it is November and not the height of the season so I really can't be too sure.
Leave Atmore, GA 8:50 am
Rte. 65S►10W►188►193 (and a bit of here & there)
Arrive Dauphin Island Campground 12:30 pm
Miles Travelled - 109.5
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