What impact is the Gulf oil spill having on hotels near Pensacola Beach?
The spill hasn’t moved or spread as predicted. I’m holding my breath. I’m scared. I live 25 minutes north of Bayou La Batre, Alabama. They call it the Seafood Capital of the World. (there’s one in every state) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayou_La_Batre,_Alabama I went last spring to the Bessing of the Fleets, which starts off the shrimp season. Last year was the first year of having a decent sized fleet of boats up and running since Hurricane Kartina. The entire fishing village was wiped away with 16 foot surges… and now this. People here are working together with plans and ideas to keep the oil from seeping into Mobile Bay. It’s due to hit any day now. Nothing’s fool proof. My backyard ends at Dog River which drains into Mobile Bay. Pensacola Beach is just an hour East of here. I drove there last week. The sand is white like cocaine. If it weren’t for heat and humidity, those small sand dunes would look like snow out of the corner of my eye. That beach community and all the many ot
