BTW

 Our friends, Christelle and Gary, on their journey from Columbus, Miss. to Mobile, AL, saw many alligators. They posted several pictures on their blog: http://timeandtidetravels.blogspot.com.

We did not see even a hint of an alligator but we did see the following animals along with many seabirds and dolphins.

                                             

who would have thought: Hippos and Zebras in an Alabama swamp, lol.

 Talk about your global warming!

and because it was so cold, this little fella happened by