Hello from Mexico Beach, Florida! We arrived on Sat. Jan 22 to visit with our friends Carol Ann and Dave. The rv park, El Governor, is just across the road from the beach and our friends are within a few minutes walk. The temps are still very cold at night...one night was well below freezing...but the sun warms things up quickly in the mornings.
It was hard to leave Charleston and the friends we had met at the rv park in Mt Pleasant. The stay had been relaxing, fun(we managed to get one more day on the beach to fly our kites), the people very welcoming and the camp setting has many things to offer.
We drove from Charleston to KIngsland ,Georgia on Friday,Jan 21...from 10am ish to about 3:45pm ...it was good to stop for the night at a Good Sam park called Country Oaks. Then on Sat we departed about 9:30 am and drove into Florida with sunshine and slightly warmer temps. We arrived at Mexico Beach about 3:45 pm but gained an hour...we are now in the Central time zone.
Our friends have been wonderful. Making us so welcome and showing us around...sharing their knowledge from the many years that they have visited here.
My first morning walking the beach with Dave, I saw 9 Loons!!! I was so happy and thought the loons are so smart to winter here. The second morning walking the beach, we saw a Dolphin!! Wow...seeing one in the wild was so amazing! I did go to touch the water and it was cold to me.
On Tues it rained so Peter & I went into Panama City to shop at some stores that were recommended by our friends. We then had a lovely dinner and evening with our friends.
Wed, our friends drove us out to St. Joseph Penninsula State Park (www.FloridaStateParks.org/stjoseph) to show us the beautiful huge huge beach that is there where the waves come straight across the Gulf of Mexico! The wind was strong and the sun was bright. We flew some kites there and explored the beach. I was so excited because I haven't been close to oceans very much and to be so close to the Gulf waters was great fun. Our friends were telling us of the changes that they had noticed since they first visited this area and pointing out many types of birds as we drove around. They also took us to a ferry stop for St Vincent Island (http://www.stvincentisland.com/) and there we saw a pod of about 9 Dolphins feeding!!! Wow...so neat to watch them...the sunlight on the fins and the water was soft and golden. We saw Egrets, a fox, herons,loons and a few other birds as we drove around.Our friends have been sharing their knowledge of the history of the area as well. It was a great day with a fab home cooked dinner at the end of it!! I went to bed quite early last night probably due to all the excitement and fresh air!
There may be warmer temps on the weekend. Oh Mexico Beach is known for their sunsets so we have to stop and catch a few of those too.
The adventure continues...
Sunshine & Laughter
Anne
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