Bammy.

Today saw us enter Alabama. (Bammy). It didn't rain and I saw my first live and healthy coyote. It ran away from me which is something I have now become accustomed to. We're staying on Dauphin island which the rest of the group pronounce in a very strange way. I explained that its French for dolphin which may have confused them. Dauphin island is in the Gulf of Mexico, so we've made the coast at last. Our hotel is on the beach but it looks a bit muddy so I'll give the obligatory dip a miss. Lots of pelicans about and the usual cheeky seagulls. The island is accessed via a 5 mile long bridge/causeway and tomorrow we leave it via a ferry if the weather isn't too bad.