The Three Hour Drive Northeast to Enterprise, Alabama

The long, slow drive north starts today...  Eric and I are driving three hours to Enterprise, Alabama.

We leave Orange Beach

& drive east.

Flora-Bama Lounge is named
for Florida & Alabama.

The Sunshine State

Welcomes us.

Perdido Bay empties into
the Gulf of Mexico.

  

Eric planned today's drive on

County, State & US Routes.

We are avoiding Interstates.

Florida State Road 173
continues through
suburban areas.

Franklin's Antiques Flea Market

is next to Able Auto Repair.

Eric tells me about the
specifications he worked
with when designing
Mast Arms at the NYS
Department of Transportation.




The recommended configuration for traffic lights on Mast Arms is vertical placement.  Color Blind people know that Red is on the top of a traffic light, Yellow is the middle color & Green is the bottom color.  There may be confusion as to red and green light locations when the traffic light is mounted horizontally.

We speculate about why the traffic lights are mounted horizontally.  Maybe the decision was make because of high winds in this region of the country..... we'll never know.

This bridge's clearance is

14 feet 6 inches.

Our 12 foot 4 inch motorhome

 will easily fit beneath this

 bridge.

Several times during our travels, we've missed signs for bridge clearances.  Eric received a ticket because our motorhome blocked traffic as he unhitched our Jeep and turned it around because at 12 feet, 4 inches, it was too tall to negotiate the 11 foot 9 inch viaduct in Olympia Fields, Illinois.

We missed a detour sign in Pennsylvania and had to turn around because we weren't able to negotiate an 8 foot two inch bridge.





A handful of RVs are
camped waterside.

We pass Pensacola State

College University of

Florida.

Groups gather outside after

Easter Mass at a church

in Milton.

A local Police Officer is

directing traffic.

Eric & I admire the 19th
century street scene painted
on the side of this building.






I think it's ironic that the Lamplighter is obscured by a street lamp.

The docks along

Blackwater River.

Newly planted Palm Trees
are supported by wooden
props.

KFC... I am reminded of South

Park's Medicinal Fried

Chicken Episode.

Publix is closed for Easter.

Heritage Plantation's

water tower

The Golf Course &

Country Club

closed in 2009.

Our drive along this
two lane road is
very restful.

Laurel Hill's water tower

has an interesting graphic.

The High School's Basketball

team is called the Hobos.

Cattle graze in a
roadside field.

Welcome to Sweet Home

Alabama.

Eric asked me to take this
photo of Ed Smith's
Filling Station.

Cenergy's mascot is a

 Large Mouth Bass.

The Store 331 is on
US Route 331.

We're on the road to Opp. 

Enterprise is 20 miles
away.






Eric and I reminisce about Star Trek: Enterprise.

Trees & shrubs flower

for Easter.

Eric & I admire the
Five Star Ninja Service
Billboard.

Bryan Pharmacy has an
eye catching roadside ad.

Enterprise: City of Progress

water tower

Eric & I are spending the

night in the Walmart

Supercenter parking lot.