Gorgeous weather! A little hot and humid, but not so bad to keep us indoors. We stayed almost two weeks at Eglin AFB FamCamp in the Florida Panhandle. We were stationed on this base in the 90s. We explored the whole area from Okaloosa Island to Tyndall AFB where we lived before moving to Eglin (yea, big move that year).
It was interesting to see how the areas have grown and changed.
The beach areas have changed immensely over the years.
Destin was our favorite spot with its boardwalk filled with entertainment, restaurants, stores, and people watching.
We also visited
St. Andrews State Park and walked the beaches. A hazy day, but the birds did not mind.
In less than two weeks, we went from the Gulf coast to the Atlantic. During our travel east, we spent four wonderful days in the
Suwannee River State Park. The campground had good shade and plenty of space to spread out. No complaints from the kitties!
We did a lot of walking along the park's trails. Our favorite trail was along the Lime Sink Run that runs into the Suwannee River. Not a very pretty name for such a beautiful spring fed river.
This pole marks the year and height of the water during the past floods. It was hard to imagine the water being that far above our heads. The state park is so well maintained and shows no signs of deteriorating from the more recent floods.
We are settled at Mayport NAS FamCamp until next Friday. A couple of palm trees with an ocean breeze....well, it feels like paradise. Dusty begs to go outside as soon as we are up, but he has to wait for one of us to take him out since the rules do not allow pets to be tethered by themselves. Works for him since he prefers company most of the time.
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| Dusty is under the trees and Hitch is under the table |
The beach is a nice easy walk from our site - only .5 miles. The base has about a mile of beach blocked from the public for the patriots to enjoy
The birds certainly enjoy this area.
We found out there are quite a few feral cats living along the jetty area. Talking to one cat caregiver, we also found out that the ones fixed have their left ear cropped. There are over 20 cats living here now. She and her kids give them water and food every day. For once, we will not feel guilty about leaving these cats behind. We have been stopping by every morning to see how they are doing.
Of course, we have also been giving them food and water. So many look too thin...including this poor little guy or girl.
We almost scared the raccoon away when we first showed up, but we managed to coax it back to eat more food. We haven't seen it lately. We hope she or he will return before we leave.
Next stop will be in the Orlando area in a Thousand Trails campground for 3 weeks.
Happy Trails!
