Stars fell

After an extremely eventful beginning we have arrived in Tuscaloosa, Alabama! We arrived in Sopchoppy, Fl, at Wally's the first evening. Little did we know what a huge menagerie Wally had. Let's see...1 mule, 30ish Boer goats, 10+ turkeys, untold numbers of guina hens, 2 pot belly igs, roosters, 1 Emu (she makes a sound like a soft drum so you think there are drummers in the woods!), 1 dog...I think that's it. His wife, Shirley, "rescues" baby possums & squirrels, raises them and returns them to the wild. Well, Cody went crazy. He wanted to chase everyone. He paced and paced, became more and more anxious...kept him on the leash, which aggravated the problem. Gave him drugs which did not work. He was so upset all he did was eat and eat. There is not a sound out there in the woods. The stars were fabulous. We slept in the van and did quite well. Had a great visit. Left the next morning. Had lunch at a true southern restaurant. Ate like pigs and hit the road. Cody in the back, laid on the floor, quiet as a mouse...we knew he didn't feel well...We were exhausted and stopped in Prattville for the night. Only to discover that Cody had quietly thrown up all over the floor, the seat, himself...he couldn't walk, he could barely move. Well...we were freaked. Cleaning the van was no little task. Cleaning Cody was no easy task. The motel took dogs!! Our room had a jacuzzi tub...oh my! We hoped the rest would help us all. The next morning Cody seemed better. We went on to Birmingham. We went to Sammy's
old hood and to Vulcan Park, big honking iron man built for the 1904 World's Fair. Then a visit with Sammy's folks at the cemetery and on to Oneonta,Locust Fork and Blow Gourd(swear to god).Best Western takes dogs!!! Great bbq with the cousins-wonderful people we don't see often Next day,switch rooms(jacuzzi again!)and off to the back roads.Graveyard full of Hazelrigs and Swann covered bridge and a revival tent(pix to follow).
Dinner with the cuz's at Phillip and Pam's palatial palace,Ginger,Bill,Mickey & Wesley in attendance.On to Tuscalloosa and Jonathan,Tama,Sputnik,Blue and Dinky,yellow dog democrats.They sure know how to do the hospitality thing.Mucho fun and some needed down time.Manana begins Phase 2 of the tour.Cody is better but showing his years like never before.Perky and El Escargot are fine and really looking forward to the Ozarks and whatever else awaits.
PS:Forgot to mention Moundville,ancient Mississippian settlement.S last visited nearly 60 years ago,first field trip 1950?