Last Day Here

This is our last full day here.  Tomorrow we begin the long trek northward.  So today we just wanted to enjoy the day as much as possible.  It will be a while before we have these kinds of days in Michigan. 

And it was a beautiful day to enjoy.  Perfectly clear, high around 65, calm.  When we walked the beach this morning, the Gulf was nearly smooth as glass, only little ripples lapping at the shore.  The color of the water all along this coast is a beautiful blue-green, with the hues changing to deeper blue farther out at sea.  It is aptly named the Emerald Coast.

We enjoyed watching the dolphins out in the Gulf, most far away, some near - lots of them.  The sun, the warmth, the sound of the surf, just makes you want to lay there and soak it all in. Since this is the last day, that’s what we did, for a while.

Then it was back to move the RV.  We had a different site here at the Fort Pickens Campground so we had to move off the site and hang out somewhere else for a while.  On the hike back, we hiked a small segment of the Florida National Scenic Trail, a 1,299-mile long trail that starts right here in Fort Pickens.  It conveniently goes through the campground.

We hung out at the fort for a while, strolling the grounds and having lunch before returning to the campground and taking off on our bikes.  We rode the 7 miles back towards Pensacola Beach on the main road and then back, stopping on the way back to wade in the Gulf and soak in the beach some more.

And, after dinner, we biked to the Fort to watch the sunset.  This is the last sunset we will see from Florida on this trip, so it deserved a couple of pictures.

Back at the RV, I loaded the bikes on the rack and put the cover on. We’ll get an early start tomorrow morning and put on as many miles as possible.

It’s rather hard to leave as the weather and the activities have been amazing.  The next few days are supposed to be really nice also, but we will be elsewhere.  Duty calls back home.