That's so cool, Tom! Hope you do a trip report!! Would love to hear all about it. Looking forward to hearing your answers to Mike's question - hi Mike!!
I would give anything to have seen Gulf Shores in the 70's - it's still a small town but lots of high rises. I live way down at the end of the Fort Morgan peninsula, just a few miles east of where the ferry leaves for Dauphin Island, so not so developed down here, but still lots of visitors in the summer.