820+ miles of driving...11+ miles of walking

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That's a pretty good summary of our vacation this week! We started in Auburn, went to the parents' houses in Irondale and Mt. Olive, then drove down to Grayton Beach and stayed a night...shopped in Destin...drove to Gulf Shores and drove to the other end of Gulf Shores, and to Fort Morgan.  On our way back, we detoured to Fairhope, then stopped in Montgomery (but got to the mall right as they were closing, oh well!)  We got back to Auburn around 7ish.  We're tanner than we were when we started...and we have too many new tshirts hahaha.  We ate lots of great food and enjoyed many many walks.  We even went to the doctor while we were there! How often does that happen on vacation, huh? Adam's poison oak is doing much better now! Oh, and leaving from lunch this afternoon at LuLu's, Adam got to be a fireman (not that he isn't always).  A guy at the restaurant was dehydrated and collapsed about the time that Adam was walking by, so he waited with him and kept his eye on him until the Gulf Shores Fire Department and Paramedics got there. Yay Adam!! :)
Our driving route

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