Grayton Beach

Our final days this winter are in one of our favorite beach locations, Grayton Beach State Park along with our favorite visitor, Don. A wonderful year with lots of sun and warm temps. Time to head home.

St Andrews State Park

Along the panhandle of Florida's northwest coast are three beautiful state parks, near Destin sits Henderson, over by Sea Side there is Grayton Beach and today's park is St Andrews near Panama City. These are all amazing places to stay with some of the most beautiful beaches in the USA.

A walk on the cool side

After a warm day on the beach it's nice to take the cool walk back to the campground where a long hot shower awaits.

Life's a beach!

So get out and walk on it!

Girls just want to have fun!

Selfies with an actual camera are sometimes a little off. While this day is not full of sun the spirits are up. I can assure you, this girl is smiling and in her happy place.

Beaches

The panhandle of Florida is many things too many. In the next few weeks it will be the vacation spot for spring breakers. Turtles will begin laying eggs on the beautiful beaches that extend all the way to Alabama and Mississippi. Without question, these are some of the most beautiful beaches this lady has ever seen. Walking the beach each morning, waking the shore birds and making the first imprints in the singing sand never gets old!

A tree to weak to stand

If you think living in the panhandle area is all fun and relaxation a look at the local plants tells a story of struggle. Survival for plants in the sand dunes along the beaches depends on that plants ability to adapt to the harsh conditions of extreme heat, heavy rain and drought. Wind and salt spray stunt the growth making their trunks and branches appear twisted and gnarled. 

Camping in a Florida State Forest

Traveling north is always a little bitter sweet, it means we are making the slow trek home. The good news is that many locations in northern Florida remind me of northern Minnesota. Especially when I open the door of the RV and smell the long pines for the first time. Just heavenly! Walking along the paths of dried pine needles crushing under foot is the best potpourri ever. When the wind blows gently in the canopy it sounds like the waves on the beaches just a few miles down in Destin. But the best was yet to come, as we laid in bed the frogs and crickets began to sing, and they sang until the sunrise! Blue was also enjoying the remote location with long walks in the woods.