Saturday, September 27, 2014
We followed Fla Hwy 98 from Pensacola to here, a distance of about 100 miles. There were faster ways, but we wanted to have a look at Destin, Fort Walton Beach, and other towns as we drove through. There seems to be common theme; beach, high rise hotels/condos/apartments, restaurants, and lots of traffic. Maybe off this main drag its more peaceful, not our idea of paradise.
Panama City seems a little less popular, same theme, but less traffic. St. Andrews SP is very nice;a little busy, but it is the weekend. There is something for everyone here; hiking, biking, wildlife, fishing (by pier or by boat), snorkeling, swimming, or just hangout. Our site is a nice change from Drifters, much better view, and on a concrete slab.
The beach looking out toward the jetty.
This is a trail along the shores of Gator Lake. Although we did not see gators, there were plenty of tracks along here.
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Some pretty cool plants and wildlife around here. Today we thought we would try a little snorkeling. The shoreline here is protected by a jetty so the waters along the beach are calm. Into the swim for about 15 minutes and look what shows up.
It may be a bit hard to see, but it’s a Moon Jellyfish. Our Audubon book says mildly toxic. The scary thing is we wouldn’t have even seen this guy without a mask. He was in about 4 feet of water. By the way, this picture is taken with Dan’s new waterproof camera acquired over the past year, a Nikon S30. So you’ll see more of this, hopefully, in future posts.
The other thing this beach had were raccoons. They seemed to be living in the rocks along the jetty but came out looking for handouts. These things were bold, like they came onto your beach blanket and would rummage through your stuff looking for food. We saw people letting them crawl on them. Geez, these things can be dangerous and could carry rabies or other diseases. Between the jellyfish and raccoons, we decided to leave.
Monday, September 29, 2014
Yesterday was a washout. It rained on and off all day, so we decided it would be a good day to do laundry, then get a few groceries. We were not however hard up enough to go to the Ripley’s Museum. Instead we came home and played cards for a while.
This morning, we broke camp in the rain to head for Cedar Key. We travelled Rte 98 which follows the Gulf coast for about 150 miles of our journey. The weather wasn’t nice, rainy and foggy, but it was still a pretty drive.
We got to Cedar Key about 4PM at our stop for the next couple days. Raining AGAIN!!! Supposed to clear some tomorrow. There are some cool things to see here, so stay tuned.
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