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Wonders
of the Water Tour Package |
Day I * 7 Hours * 50 Miles
Arrive at your hotel and check
in. Reception. Then meet your guide.
We will go to our "class room"
on the Delta Explorer. Visit the heart
of a swamp and Mobile Bay estuary home
of over 400 species of fish, and wildlife
that include: shrimp, fish, alligators,
black bears, bald eagles, and osprey.
We will have a local authority discuss
our activities for the next two days.
We will discuss how the water has affected
our culture, economy, ecology, recreation,
and cultural diversity. Next we will
visit Battleship Memorial Park. Lunch
will be served in the wardroom of the
mighty World War II Battleship. Tour
the battleship, the submarine USS Drum,
and the Aircraft Pavilion. The park
is located on Mobile Bay. Return to
the comfort of your hotel. Dinner will
be served on the Cotton Blossom, an
historic steamwheeler. Return to the
comfort of your hotel. |
Day
2 * 10 Hours * 100 Miles
8:00 am to 6:00 pm
Breakfast is served in the hotel dining
room. Board your coach and depart for
Bayou La Batre, a quaint fishing village.
We will stop at St. Margaret's Catholic
Church. You will be stunned by the beauty
of the stained glass windows, then watch
as they knit nets for fishing, and walk
on the docks for a close look at the
shrimp boats. Lunch will be at a local
seafood restaurant. Depart for Dauphin
Island. Arrive at the Estuarium. Your
guide will take you through the exhibit
hall. The presentation includes, the
most important features of the Mobile
Bay Ecosystem, beginning with the MobileTensaw
River Delta, Mobile Bay, the Gulf of
Mexico, and the Barrier Islands. The
Delta is one of the largest of the contiguous
48 states. Go through the aquarium and
take the boardwalk along the Living
Marsh. The signage provides details
about the natural history of the Alabama
marshes, geography of the area, and
the evolution of the Barrier Islands.
Short walk to Fort Gaines. Built in
the 1800's, it guards the western side
of Mobile Bay, where a famous naval
battle was fought during the War Between
The States, where Admiral David Farrgut
said, "Damn the Torpedoes ... Go
Ahead" (Yes, he really did say
that). Return to the comfort of your
hotel. Dinner served in the hotel dining
room. |
Day
3 * 5 Hours * 11 Miles
8:00 am to 1:00 pm
Breakfast is served in the hotel dining
room. Check out and board your coach
for a tour to Bellingrath Gardens and
Home. This Garden Spot of the South
changes seasonally. We will tour the
home with its many antiques, silver,
crystal, and porcelains. Luncheon will
be a cruise on the Fowl River on the
Southern Belle. Depart for home. |
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