Vacation days 2 & 3

Saturday dawned, well, early. That was OK, since Arlene and I both had separate breakfast dates. She got together with Pauline and Susan at Cracker Barrel, and the boys and I headed for Waffle House, followed by the Space and Rocket Center. Coincidentally, the day we were there was the 10th annual running of the Great Moon Buggy Race. We saw a couple of buggies plus lots of rockets and stuff; our friends Jonathan and Daniel joined us, then Daniel left and we had a delicious lunch at an old favorite. Later we joined the Wagners for dinner at their (really lovely) new home, followed by a visit to the local go-kart park. Then to bed.
Sunday morning, everyone got up, packed, and showered, then we headed off to the good old Athens ward for church. We had a wonderful time seeing our friends, but it was only a brief visit because we had a looooong drive in front of us. The drive was torturous painful well, it was seven hours in a car with three little kids. Thank goodness for Hank the Cow Dog, the one audiobook that would actually play on our CD player. We arrived at our condo, unpacked, drove back to Gulf Shores for dinner, and went to bed. Tomorrow, the beach!