Gulf Shores, Alabama: Last-Minute Spring Break
James and I have always talked about someday going on vacation together over my school's spring break. We talked about it as a "someday" and "in the future". But, when spring break rolled around and with James working from home, we looked at each other, looked outside at the cold rainy weather, and then started Googling the fastest way to the Gulf. After a couple of hours of research and a lot of debating whether this was a good financial decision or not, we found out that Alabama had a coast! AND it was affordable, which is the only way we travel. For a little over $100 a night (being close enough to the "off" season), here is where we drove 18 hours and stayed: https://www.vrbo.com/2637892?noDates=true&unitId=3208495 And let me tell you, being out of college with a bedtime of 9:30 pm, we were not looking for a young spring break experience. This condo was far enough down the little coast that we avoided all the college typical spring break she...
