We went to Gulf Shores with my Mom and Lee at the end of June, just as the oil hit. We had a good time, but seeing one of my favorite beaches covered in oil and tar was really sad. There were workers out all day and all night, cleaning it up, but more and more washed in as each day progressed. We still sat on the beach during the day (away from the oily stuff), but we definitely did NOT go in the water, even though there were more people swimming than you would think! We went out for yummy seafood dinners and Mom and I went "birthday" shopping at the outlet mall one day, so it was still a really good trip, despite all the oil! Here are some pictures we took:
Look at the pinkish streaks of oil in the water... :(
Tar balls that washed in overnight
More tar balls...
Yuck!
Jed washing his shoes in the "Tar Wash" bucket.
Some less depressing pictures:
We had a really great time just spending time together, even if the beach smelled like tar... :)
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