Day 7 Mobile, Fairhope, Biloxi

Sorry for the delay, but I was caught up with the casinos in Biloxi, MS. On Day 7: Woke up and went on a run through the historic streets of downtown Mobile. Ate breakfast on the porch with my funky little inn keepers. Spent the morning at a homeless shelter speaking with the director. Then I journeyed across the bridge to speak with A. J. Jacobs, an inspirational man who has broken many racial barriers, one being the first black mayor in the south (Pritchard, AL). Meandered my way down to the Mobile Bay and hung out with some fisherman. Was able to see one of them wrestle a shark, which was pretty incredible. My last stop in Mobile was a street, tree and plaque about a young man named Michael Donald who was hung in 1984 by a group of KKK members. Soon after the event the Southern Poverty Law center was able to win 7 million dollars for his mother and bankrupt the Alabama KKK. It was a very sad sight and story, but important to capture on film. Mobile is, by the way, the only town so far that has an independent movie theater and a locally owned bookstore in the downtown. It is a small town but definitely worth the visit. Spent my evening in Biloxi with its sky dominated by large casinos. The only thing in this town, as far as I can see, are casinos. So "when in Rome," I saddled up, met some local casino people, and left a surplus of 60 dollars. Will not need to go back into a casino for another couple of years. On to New Orleans for the next couple of days....