Alabama

This post should actually be named Mobile because that was the only part of AL that we actually saw. AND this was the only picture we took the entire time. Like I said before, the times you are having the most fun are when you snap the least amount of pictures. Here we are after listening to some local and live music. We ate fried pickles and enjoyed some bluegrass/country/folk?

We were only planning to stay two nights in Mobile but our hosts talked us into staying three. Let me tell you about Megan & Sergio.... they are the prime example of what couchsurfing is all about. Like us, they prefer that travelers stay with them at least 2 nights. For Jake and I, one night with a host feels like we're just using them as a cheap hotel. When you stay 2 or more nights with someone, you have time to see the city and you have a chance to get to know your host and build a friendship. Megan was over-the-top NICE and Sergio was just plain HILARIOUS. His and Jake's humor is very alike so we all got along real well. They have created a close knit CS community and they love to introduce their surfers to other local Mobile CS hosts. They all hang out with each other and a lot of their time is spent building a network of like-minded travelers. Jake and I weren't real fond of old Mobile. It seems like it'll be a cool place to live maybe 50 years from now, but we really enjoyed our time with our new found friends there. If we lived in Mobile, these guys would be our regular hang out buddies. If you're interested in checking out couchsurfing, I wouldn't recommend having your first stay with Megan and Sergio because they'll set the bar way too high for any future couch experience you might have. The people you meet can really make or break a new city for you, and these guys made Mobile shine a little brighter than how most people probably see it. No doubt about it, these guys have a couch at our place anywhere, anytime.

Oh wait! I found one more picture from Mobile.... Jake fixed our car window. He fixes everything. Last week he changed the CV Axle on our Subaru once again. He's UH-mazing.