Coastal Alabama: Bamahenge, Florabama, Gulf Shores, and Fort Morgan
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- Опубликовано: 2 фев 2019
- I spend my last days in Alabama close to the Gulf of Mexico. I visit Bamahenge, a Stonehenge replica, Gulf Shores, the unique Flora-Bama bar, then west to Fort Morgan, where the Mobile Bay ferry departs. Finally some quality time with fellow RUclipsrs.
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My nephew was stationed at Pensacola Naval station. He is now a Naval Flight Officer. The Flori-Bama used to be one story and small. He lived on Perdido key in an apartment. They were hit by a hurricane. His old apartment was destroyed and so was the Flori-Bama.
Robert, you might be the most original artist on u-tube. Your original music combined with genuine honest narrative is a step above and is always a top notch video. Thanks J.J.
Thank you!
Wow!Alabama is beautiful.
The white sand looks so soft and inviting.
My old Dad used to have a saying that went like this, "A wonderful bird is the Pelican, it's beak can hold than it's belly can"
Who else watches Robert's videos first thing Sunday morning with a coffee? ☕️😀
Best way to start my day!
Ok, now this is funny. I got my coffee, sat down and opened this video...and saw your comment. I guess I’m not the only one!
Trying to pass the time before the game,yes i too enjoy coffee & travel w/ Robert.
When i was a kid i would get up early to watch Saturday morning cartoons, now I get up early on Sundays to watch Robert while sipping my Cuban coffee!!
agree-Robert has a radio/tv voice- I know my little brother was a news anchor and my dad was a radio icon:)
@@charliemcelveen2418 me
The beaches are simply beautiful there. So peaceful. I could sit and listen to that all day. ❤
Hello Robert I am from Mobile Alabama I always loved traveling down to Dauphin Island to get on the ferry and ride across to Fort Morgan I love going to the Flora-Bama that place is really busy during Springtime and summer and whenever you do get a chance to ride the ferry you will love it I love watching your videos and also just want to tell you that you are a fine handsome man I have been to the same area that your travel in Baldwin Alabama is beautiful
Thank you for taking me around the United States I probably won't be going to visit the US since I don't have any surviving relatives there. It's like I'm almost sitting on the side of you, when you drive or walk with you on trips, and visits to parks and nature reserves and cities. When you use the K4 camera is almost unreal where you have a feeling of being there
Thank you so much
Stein A Johannessen
Norway
Thank you! I am glad you like it
Love it when you do beaches!! I was just down in Orange Beach last July! Love it!
Thanks for the tour.. Orange beach is my favorite and was nice to see that the storms didn't do much damage. Many nice memories of Florabama.. "Dreams do come true" Lancing our first 3 month trip Aug 5th..
Thanks for showing us your travels Robert, its like going on a mini vacation.
"fly Pelican...."
Love it.
As always, two thumbs up 👍👍
Hi, Robert 👍🏻👍🏻 I enjoyed watching your video of the Alabama Gulf Coast, beautiful beaches and scenery. Thanks for taking us along, enjoy and have a Great week !!! Danny
Glad you enjoyed it Danny
That is why have time to discover things like Florabama, I had no idea such thing existed.
You always have the best travel videos. Love them. Watching them makes me feel like I'm going on a mini-vacation.
You crack you me up when you say "Fly, Pelican" love it!
Thank you so uch for taking us along. I have enjoyed the ride. Have a wonderful week.
Thank you!
Fly pelican fly 😁love it, I still need to buy a shirt
Hi, Robert!!! I'm glad I find you, this is the kind of video I was looking for. Very well done!!!!
2:09 Fly Pelican !!! thank you Mr. Robert
Wonderful video. Love the white sand of those beaches. I was up there in 2010 shortly after the BP oil spill started and luckily the beaches weren't effected. I imagine people were thankful when they finally capped that oil well.
I recently discovered Traveling Robert and his fabulous videos and music. Like him putting a sticker on each
state he visits, I am going to post this comment on all the videos I watch! You da man, Robert!!
flora-bama bar badass
Agreed! Adding that to our list!
I watch these videos as soon as they are posted !!! I truly enjoy them always - anywhere - anytime (even at my office! ha ha ) - I look forward to them as much as any mini-series online !!! (maybe more !!) Thanks Robert - Keep up and be safe and healthy always !!!
Thank you!
Thanks for all the videos of your travels through the South. We are now thinking about an RV vacation of the South sometime soon!
I love your videos. Salute from Eastern Europe.
haven't been here for a while... Nice to see your work and enthusiasm Rob...
Great video as always! My wife and I just left Fort Desoto after 2 weeks and when we first walked out the pier and the Pelicans would fly away I all of a sudden would develop a slight Spanish accent saying " fly pelican fly " and my wife thought I was goofy until I explained why I say every time now, " fly pelican fly " love ya Robert! Keep up the great videos!
Laughing out loud. Thank you!
How busy was Fort De Soto? Do they have very many walk up sites that you know of? We are looking to try and get a walk up in a few weeks.
AlliChuck Adventures if you have a pet or large motorhome or large camper, odds are you won't get a sight, but if you are pop up or tent camping without pets you should get a spot no problem! Right now they do have Canine Distemper at the park so if you have a dog I wouldn't recommend going there, all the raccoons are dying fast!
Strieter Marine Survey wow! That’s for the heads up! Yeah we have our dog and 24ft trailer
Robert I really appreciate all the work you put into editing and making these videos. I almost feel like I'm on the trip too. Last year I went to Canada and Key West just from watching your vids. I hit the smallest bar down in Key West and a few other places and Notre Dame Cathedral in Montreal. You're da best.
I've been to Gulf Shores like it there.
As always, a great video. Thanks Robert.
Stonehenge gets crazy busy and the road to get to it the a303 is like a car park in the summer.
I'm glad you have friends on the road to meet up with.
Best video of AL ever. Thxxxx
Forgot a really big one for me and it's moored in the Mobile bay... the big bad mean wonderful USS Alabama!!! It took me two days to go through it plus all of the other historical boats and all.
USS Alabama coming soon. I was there recently.
Thanks my friend !!! So very enjoyable !!
Robert we can’t tell you how much we love your videos, start full time in May, got to see Florida, we will run into you✌🏻
Thank you! Enjoy!
Florida is GREAT! So many great state parks to camp at!
Been here at Gulf Shores since Jan. 1 and love it. Beaches are absolutely beautiful and clean. Local folks are warm and friendly. Plenty to do and see and the sea food is yummy.
Must note though, on a recent visit to the fishing pier at Gulf Shore State Park, I was hoping the Pelican didn't fly, at least, directly overhead. I wasn't wearing a hat. lol
If ya been thinking of making a trip to Gulf Shores or Orange Beach, do it.
Man you missed the best part of Fairhope from the end of November till Mardi Gras the entire towns trees are full of Christmas lights.
Glad you enjoyed my home town
By far my favorite narrator on RUclips. Keep up The amazing work Robert.
Thank you!
Commenting before I finish the video, so don't beat me up if I say something you included in the video. Last fall I took a trip to Dauphin Island, Alabama, on the opposite side of the mouth of Mobile Bay from Fort Morgan. If you have not, I HIGHLY suggest a visit to Dauphin Island. Depends on what you like to do, but the city owned campground is nice (but could stand some minor things like getting rid of a couple of derelict city trucks that hadn't moved in years, and fixing a couple of issues with their very nice brand new restrooms and showers (water runs out of the shower into the dressing area of the stall). Across the street is the ferry terminal. For $5 you can (on foot or bicycle) ride across Mobile bay and back, and while on the other side, visit Ft Morgan. Just past the campground is Ft Gaines, which is also a nice visit, and also across from the campground is the Estuarium, a very nice aquarium focused on the bay and marine estuary environment of the bay. Adjacent to the campground is a 100 acre Audubon Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary with lots of walking trails and signage. Plus there is a nice beach and pier for fishing. The Estuarium is a MUST DO.
There are several good eating places on the island also.
The ferry loads and unloads at Ft Morgan, but never stays there. Its overnight base is at Dauphin Island across the street from the campground, and a base for supply boats to the drill rigs and the harbor pilots base, and the Coast Guard Station are all right there together. The tide has to be very high for the ferry to accommodate vehicles over 21 ft, due to the approach angle of the ramp at Ft Morgan. Dauphin Island terminal is a nearly flat loading. I saw a very nice sunset on the return trip one evening and had seen dolphins on the trip over to Ft Morgan.
Two little know facts that I learned in the Estuarium, first is that the average depth of the bay is 10 ft! and that the ship channel to the docks is dredged to 45 ft. Second is that the rigs in the bay are pumping natural gas, and that this is the largest natural gas reserve in the US.
In a future video I finally get to ride the ferry to Dauphin Islsnd
Robert, I really enjoy you videos, thank you for all your work !!!!
Buen Video y Vacaciones. Gracias Roberto
You drove right past my house 😎. Welcome to the Eastern Shore!
Beautiful Alabama! How lucky we are to be with you in this road trip! Great landscapes and narration!
Thank you so much Robert!
I miss those southern thunderstorms
Enjoyed that!
Great content well out together and organized.
So cool, Robert! I love your travels, so informative and enlightening. I didn't know about Bamahenge.
Actually you can go into the inner circle at Stonehenge. It’s a special tour given twice a week, one is in the morning before it’s open to the tourists the other is in the evening after it’s closed. Even though you can walk right up to them touching them is not allowed. Don’t tell anyone but we touched everything... LOL
I live in this area and I loved listening to you, you sound so much like Antonio Bandaras! You did a fantastic job. Hopefully you'll come back in summer when everything is bright and happy look.
I know this is random but what's the area like especially off-season? I'm researching Alabama because I may move there from the UK in the near future. Also is there a big community there?
The haze in the first part of your video was actually quite beautiful! Always enjoy Fort tours ....history is so interesting! Kind of surprised there wasn't more people. Safe travels Robert!
Great video as always. There are soo many things to see and do in Mobile, you could fill up a whole day easily. Thanks for sharing. Be safe, Be blessed 😉☺💙🇺🇸❤
Fly Pelican, Fly. Love it.
Senior moment with the Alabama/Florida border!
Nice video. Looks beautiful.
Excellent work Robert! A few days ago we hit a low of -38 degrees Celsius with the wind chill..Alabama would be a nice visit right now. Keep up the fantastic video's and be safe my friend. God has truly blessed you!
I currently live in Gulf Shores, great tour! Hope you enjoyed your stay😆. Always raining here 😂
I know this is random but I'm thinking of moving to Alabama from the UK in a few years and this place was on my radar, what's it like living there especially during winter too?
Robert appreciate you are Great
u r working...good to see Gulf of Mexico!
Thank you for sharing this video! It brought back wonderful childhood memories of visiting the area. Especially Ft Morgan, I recall taking a picture on top of one of the cannons lol. Thanks again!
May 1st 2020... this is still one of my favorite episodes !!! Well done sir..
Watched it twice 😁 me and my wife love your videos!! Can’t wait until we get our rv!!
Gooooood morning Robert! Thank you for the new video. Dauphin Island off the coast of Mobile is a neat place too since Fort Gaines is there. Stay safe. You are in our prayers. Fly pelican, fly! 🌴
Dauphin island coming soon...although I didn't get to see the fort
I loved your video. I had the opportunity to know this region and I'm coming back. Beautiful beaches and good food.
I love your videos, we just discovered them a month ago. I am from America but currently live in New Zealand with my Kiwi husband, he loves these videos too. We would love to return to America one day and do some RVing.
Thank you. One day I would love to RV in New Zealand.
@@TravelingRobert There are many lovely places here to see, both the North and South Island offer lovely beaches, forests and many different types of birds. "Freedom Camping" is the New Zealand term for "Boondocking"
Doesn't look like the Alabama coast is too busy in late November. Thanks for the video Robert👍
This is my stomping ground. Every September I go down for a month. Gulf Shores has sadly been ran down from what it used to be. Orange Beach and Perdido Key are still incredible. It's a special place. Only 24 years till I retire there😥😥
I love those beaches. Maybe I'll be back in the summer
I LOVE your videos..my getaway 😍
Beautiful Alabama. Great video. Congrats.>>>
20:20 I've got pictures of us taking that ferry if you want to see them. It was 2 months after Katrina and NOLA was the primary point of the trip, but we hugged the coast the whole way. It was the roughest ferry ride I ever took. Waves splashed over the boat onto the cars and we were dodging tankers and came fairly close to some oil rigs. Cool to see the area again. Thanks.
Great video, like all of your vids.
Great vid!
Howdy Robert,many thanks for sharing yet another superb video here emanating straight from the Morales Works which I watched with great pleasure and undivided attention,as usual.A greater start of this brandnew week I could hardly imagine buddy.A treat for the eye and ear surely.Best wishes and cordial greetings from William across the Big Pond.
I'm moving to the this area in March, which is a busy spring break destination. Thanks for showing some local spots, I've heard a lot of good festivals happen in Oct like hangout fest
Fort Pickens is a great place near there too!
love the drone shots. i was in Fairhope and Rainbow Jan 2017, heading for warm FL. 7:20 love the Tshirt.
You walked right past my name on the wall in a few places around the FloraBama! Great video Robert, I really enjoy your travels
Another good informative video. I really enjoy your videos, so does my 13 year old son. We watch your videos before he goes to school in the morning. Blessings & Safe travels. DC
Thank you! Glad you both enjoy my videos
The road DID go all the way to the end!!!
Pelicans and then a heron Robert. Great video. Thanks
Had no idea about the bamahenge. There is one in Ga also. Never been to that either. But I love the Mobile and Biloxi area.
Great video. No place in the world like Gulf Shores.
We were just there at Foley and say the amusement park, it's on our list of things to do now.
We live right here on the Eastern Shore!
Oh man my friend. Wish I would have known. You could have stayed on my ranch and property less than 5 minutes from the campground! And yes it's cloudy here, maybe 100 days of sunshine.
Excellent Robert lived here 58 of my 60 years never herd of the Stonehenge model. I am thinking it must be the Barber milk family who built the motorcycle museum in Birmingham.
You would like seeing it if you have not yet it is worth the trip
We'll be there on 2/15
Ah, so you have "officially earned" your Alabama sticker! I think you will get all 50 of them.
The last hurricane through this area did $100,000.00 dollars worth of improvements to the Flora-Bama bar.
If you visit Pensacola, you should check out Fort Pickens. A great place, with camping included in your visit cost.
I will second a commentator that on a Sunday morning it is a good inspiration indeed. Traveling with a purpose of filming all locations that you visit is a great way to discover isn't it? Thanks Robert.
And I also learn a lot while doing what I love. I'm very grateful for this.
Hi Robert!
If you get to Pensacola check out Fort Pickens, a really nice place which has Camping included in the admission price.Tony.
Hey Robert .... Really AWESOME video !!! Never been to the Gulf Shore area ... But I am gonna ADD it to my vacation list , (thanks to you...) !! :) Leaving you a little tip $$, for all your hard work in this one :) :)
Like your video
nice nice nice
Another great video. I want to visit Gulf Shores someday. I was in the area about 2 years ago, and I had to choose between there and Dauphin Island, due to time constraints. I chose the latter. I would recommend a visit to Dauphin Island, and I would highly recommend the Audubon Bird Sanctuary trail and Ft. Gaines. Greetings from Washington state!!
Hey Robert! If you like the idea of traveling on a Steamer.. you must read STEAMING TO BAMBOOLA by Christopher Buckley. Great read.