Most popular Christmas Gift
The big hit: Looks like one present in particular under the Christmas tree at our place this year scored extra points!
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Black’s Cafe goes healthy
After all the sweets, cookies, pies and other unhealthy food over the holidays, the cute chef at Black’s says it’s time to take meals in a new direction and uses the start of 2025 to do it. Just in time for the Arctic cold blast, it’s ginger/tumeric soup. Served hot (just like the chef), this…
City of Hamburg in Mobile Bay
Airbus ship in Mobile Bay: City of Hamburg, a 415 foot by 67 foot Ro-ro cargo ship sailing under the flag of France, heads into the port of Mobile on a frigid wind-whipped Monday. Moving at 17 mph, the ship finishes a fourteen day voyage that began DEC 23rd from Montoir, France. City of Hamburg…
Breezing out of Mobile
Breeze breezes out of Mobile: In a photo shot from Fairhope AUG 07 2024, A Breeze Airways Airbus A220 lines up to land in Mobile. Breeze has just announced that it is terminating air service from Mobile effective JAN 31st. The airline began flying out of Mobile in April of 2024, offering service to Orlando,…
Heading for the Bahamas
Eight nights of cruising underway: The passenger ship Carnival Spirit heads out of Mobile Bay early Saturday evening. Moving at 14 mph, the ship sets course for arrival at Key West Monday. For the remainder of the week, Spirit travels through the Bahamas with stops at Freeport, Half Moon Cay and Nassau. Photo shot from…
Thyme never disappoints
Starting the new year in Thyme: Our first evening meal out for 2025 kicks off at Thyme on Section St. We begin with an appetizer of hummus with grilled pita bread ($9). Featuring a basil pesto with roasted chickpeas, it’s excellent. For entrees, Colleen orders the grilled salmon ($29) while I choose the Bistro steak…
Poseidons in the sky
US Navy Boeing P-8A Poseidon crews make frequent passes over the eastern shore Friday while practicing touch-and-go landings at Brookley Field in Mobile…
Juice and Cinnamon aboard…
MSC Texas, a 1,095 foot by 140 foot container ship sailing under the flag of Liberia, heads out of Mobile Bay Friday afternoon. Moving at 12 mph with a draught of 36 feet, the ship begins a day’s trip to Tampa. According to ship manifests, MSC Texas carries roughly 290 tons of apple juice concentrate,…
Chairs and Coconut Water
Finishing 25 days at sea, Clemens Schulte, an 836 foot by 122 foot container ship sailing under the flag of Singapore, heads into the port of Mobile at mid day Thursday. With a draught of 44.5 feet, the ship concludes a voyage that began DEC 8th from Busan New Port, Korea. According to ship manifests,…
Lone Star State over Fairhope
Its Texas livery with white star clearly visible over the eastern shore, Southwest Airlines flight 1231 passes over McMillan Bluff in Daphne Thursday afternoon while on a flight from Austin to Tampa. Captured at an altitude of 36,325 feet or 6.8 miles, the Boeing 737 moves at a ground speed of 522 knots or 600…