Category: Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park, Florida
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Kayak Rocky Bayou and Rock Creek
Saturday, March 13, 2021, We put the kayaks on Rocky Bayou in the middle of the campground, our mission to find Rock Creek and paddle up it. Paddling along the shore gave us a new perspective of this beautiful area. The near side of the Bayou is Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park that sits…
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Looking for Rock Creek
Friday, March 12, 2021 Interested in floating Rock Creek in Eglin Air Force Base, we drove to the base and headed up a rutted, sand road. At first the surrounding land was dry, brushy land with a few trees. I thought I was in Africa, and expected to see a lion around the next turn.…
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Florida 30-A
Driving south, we crossed the Mid-Bay Bridge to drive highway 30A along the Florida panhandle coast. Martha had heard about a happening food truck place in Seaside called WaterColor. Rt.98 is the main highway traveling east-west on the panhandle, and it is a busy road. 30-A is the seaside road. I was amazed at the…
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Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park
Wednesday, March 10, 2021 Sandra and Ruff have headed back home now. We enjoyed our time together, and now they are veteran campers. I think they are hooked! We went on a 3-mile hike on the Sand Pine Trail in Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park to check things out. It’s a pretty walk along…
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Errands
Tuesday, March 9, 2021 Our travel companions for the last three weeks are headed home today. We spend a nice morning together, talking about how fast it all goes, what we liked best, what to change and what places we would revisit. Too soon it was time for them to head out, and we said…
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Niceville, Florida
Monday, March 8, 2021 We did laundry then went to U-Haul to get propane. A gentleman said they were at lunch, so we sat on a wall and waited. About 15 minutes later, a wiry, weathered 60-ish man backed a rental trailer into a tight spot like he had done it thousands of times. He…