My husband and I, and my guest are all 40+, Professional, African Americans that come together once a year to celebrate our Anniversaries, Love and Life! None have a crimi al record and come from good families! I said all that to say, my husband and I have been to Dauphin Island and Gulf Shores three times in a role, and have never experienced any issues with the law. Well this trip, my husband along with the other black males were in the car in front of the beach house we were in, and the police kept rolling by, and then parked a house down and just watched them as if they were doing something, then my husband got out of the car and looked at he finally drove off. Then all of a sudden the owner shows up to the house which has never happened saying he was bringing us a corn hole game, and he was staying next door to us. This made us feel uncomfortable as if someone called him or we were being watched. Then on the 4th of July, people were shooting fireworks all over the place, so we all set out with our wines and drinks enjoying the night as always. Then someone next door caught the grass on fire and the police and fire department came out. They were very rude and was implying that it was us which was disturbing because we did nothing! The man basically told my cousin to stop speaking, which could have ended badly, but my husband calmed him down because we had already been accused so just take the warning and let's try to enjoy our last night. Since I knew the owner was next door, I spoke to him and his wife and they said we know you guys did nothing because we saw you guys just looking at the fireworks just like we were. They were nice and understanding, so we chalked up the night, played corn hole, played card games and sung Kareoke until we went to bed. Overall we enjoyed the beach, our house rental and most of the people we came in contact with. But with trying to follow CDC guidelines for COVID-19 and Racial Tensions being high we were already reluctant to come to a predominantly white community, so it was very disappointing to have the end of our trip be met with the things we already feared. I'm just glad we all are returning home safe and overall had a great time, so we will rent again not on Dauphin Island but in Hawaii 2021. I think we need a change of scenery and atmosphere, especially after the chain of events we experienced on our last day..
