Best Life

  Barely 70 degrees with a wind chill in the mid 50s - we essentially had the beach to ourselves this morning.  A few kids in the water with parents huddled in blankets.  Some dog owners.  Siri had no rain predicted but I had my doubts.  Our destination - the pier just over a mile down the beach. The pier - super crowded with very dedicated people fishing.  The wind was even stronger up high and most were wearing multiple layers.  We didn't stay long. Across from the pier is the tourist trap - The Pier Park.  Surf shops, restaurants, candy stores and a ferris wheel.  There were more people wandering than I would have guessed in the cold, and now drizzling rain.  Being early Sunday morning though many shops were not even open yet. A lazy afternoon watching movies since even the heated pool could not entice us. Another brilliant sunset on our last night in Panama City Beach. The plan - tomorrow we start the inland drive towards Tennessee....

  We ended the day by sitting poolside watching the sun set and listening to LIVE music!  Pretty cool.  No swimming though since the heated pool was COLD!  What's up with that!  Back to the room for hot showers.  Wait.  No water!  What?!?  Then my phone goes wonky and I cannot send messages and my hotspot doesn't work.  What is happening? My phone has been rebooted and seems to be okay.  Still no water.  UGH! (Water back on by 8pm!) This morning we went to Man Of The Sea Museum.  Cool stuff!  Having just learned to scuba dive last year, I find it amazing that anyone would be a guinea pig for this equipment!                                                                      Creepy doll like mannequins!    ...

 Because we had hours to kill until check in at our next stop, I planned our morning route meticulously.  The plan was to follow coastal route 98 through to our destination.  First stop - Carrabelle and The World's Smallest Police Station.  So small we drove by twice before managing a photo! Then Crooked River Lighthouse where the "museum" was smaller than the condo we stayed in and warranted a pass for us. Cape San Blas Lighthouse in Port St Joe.  Cute little town where we managed to walk a bit around a boat ramp.  (With nice clean bathrooms!) Lots of bridges over the many lagoons and bays. Then a stop at Windmark Beach.  Nice walkway initially. Then a very long and hot path to the gulf. It had nice soft, white sand with only a couple people but it was HOT with no shade anywhere.  I let Paul sleep for an hour while I wandered. And then we crossed the time zone.  What?!?  So with all my meticulous planning - we were too early for check i...

                                                         The morning misty view from the back balcony. For our morning walk we drove down the street to Mashes Sand Beach.  Destroyed by Hurricane Michael six years ago it is now slated for rebuilding.   More dogs than people (one lady had 5 or 6 dalmatians) it was pretty deserted.                                                    Someone "donated" chairs. After lunch we hung out by the pool and played cribbage.  Only a couple other folks were out in the sun with us.  Super quiet community. Tonight we explored Bald Point.  The first bit of park - good for fishing only.  The second parking a...