Caught in the act (of training): A Coast Guard MH-65D Dolphin flies north along the eastern shore of Mobile Bay on Alabama’s Gulf coast Monday morning. Captured about 500 feet in the air, the aircraft moves at a ground speed of about 93 mph. Dolphins are among several types of aircraft based at the Coast…
CMA CGM Bianca, a 1,099 foot by 140 foot container ship sailing under the flag of Malta, passes Gaillard Island on the way into the port of Mobile Monday afternoon. With a draught of 43 feet, the ship moves at 15 mph while finishing a day’s trip from Houston. According to ship manifests, CMA CGM…
If you’re looking for a sign of real Christmas spirit in the area, you need go only as far as the local Elks Lodge to find it. That’s where members spend time filling around seventy boxes with food for families in need throughout the Baldwin county area. “Along with the food for each family, we…
United Airlines flight 1451 passes over Fly Creek in Fairhope Tuesday afternoon while on a flight from Denver to Orlando. The Boeing 757 is captured 35,000 feet or 6.63 miles high, moving at a ground speed of 500 knots or 575 mph during the three hour flight. Heavy is a designation given to aircraft that…
Second visit to Cozumel Bar and Grill at the Shops at Point Clear in Fairhope. These are the Enchiladas Supreme. Food on both visits: Very good. Service: Excellent (despite the fact that the place is packed during most recent visit)…
Lots of fun at the DEC 15 2024 Mobile Bay Maker’s Market, the final such event for the year. The market returns in MAR of 2025…
If you’re Christmas shopping in Fairhope and want to stop for a bite to eat, it would be hard to do better than Thyme on Section. Colleen and I choose this spot for lunch Wednesday. We start with an order of Truffle Fries ($9). French fries don’t always jump out at me, but these–served with…
Fairhope has a number of wonderful parks, including North Beach, one of the parks on the edge of Mobile Bay. Great for walking, these parks are popular with local residents and their dogs…
When life gives you lemons: When we plant our lemon tree a couple of years back, I’m glad to see it but don’t give much thought to the benefits that are coming. Today, the perspective is different. Given that Black’s Cafe is our most frequent dining spot, juice from lemons off this tree have more…
Bound for Mexico at some point: A new Airbus A321neo passes over Point Clear while lining up to land at Brookley Field in Mobile during a test flight at mid day Friday. The A321neo represents a new generation of passenger aircraft that is seeing high demand in part because of its fuel efficiency and range…