Yes, I am in winter jacket, knit hat and (in pocket) winter gloves. It's COLD in Florida today, as it has been for several days. After a teaser of sunshine at Henderson Beach two days ago, we again experienced bad weather yesterday as we drove east to our next destination. This morning we awoke to sun again, thank goodness, but it was thirty-four degrees! BRRR!
So we are now at St. Andrews State Park, near Panama City Beach. After being quite delighted with Florida state parks in general, we have finally hit one that is only adequate, not nearly as good as the others. It seems a bit run-down, the staff are unfriendly, and many of the facilities are closed for the season (despite the fact that there are quite a few campers here). Our site in on the Grand Lagoon, literally yards away from the water, but it's not very smoothly graded and it is close to our "next-door neighbors".
Still it's a beautiful spot. The park sits between the Gulf of Mexico and the Grand Lagoon, and it includes a marshy area, a gulf/white sand beach, and pine groves. This morning we walked around to get familiar with it, and it does seem to be a good place for birding.
Now.....if it would just warm up! (The forecast looks better for the next few days.)
It's good that you are able to see all these wonderful places. And thanks for posting the photos so the rest of us can at least see what they look like . . . and dream of taking a cool trip like yours ourselves.
ReplyDeleteRanger doesn't look like he's cold. I'm sure he'll be disappointed when the trip ends - seems like the perfect life for a dog.
ReplyDeleteHave a great last week of your trip!