I know I should quit complaining about the hot humid weather here in Florida, but even the locals are turning on air conditioners. It's about 10 degrees above normal and humidity is high, more like June they tell me. The strong El Nino that has developed this winter is to blame apparently. There is a LOT of wet weather in the northern gulf states and the hot air in Florida is blocking it. That and the jet stream and we have uncomfortable weather over much of the US this week. That will change soon.
We packed up and hit the road toward Alabama. First we headed up Hwy 98 through Perry, FL and then connected to I10 just east of Tallahassee. We continued west past Pensacola and out of Florida into Alabama. Our campground, Wilderness RV Park is just south of I10 near Robertsdale, AL.
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| We said goodbye to our resident Cardinal that we saw every day in our site. |
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| This was one of two Pileated Woodpeckers that showed up one morning. They are well over a foot long. |
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| So long Crystal River. Hope to see you again! |
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| Lots of traffic on Interstate 10. |
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| Tallahassee is the State capital of Florida |
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| Lots of trees down and damaged west of Tallahassee. This is where Hurricane Michael came through in the fall. Most of the damage was on the coast near Panama City and Mexico Beach. |
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| The rivers are very full. Lots of rain has fallen in this area later. |
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| They are working hard at cleaning up the fallen trees. |
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| Damaged signs |
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| Lots of damage in Panama City |
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| Crossing the Escambia Bay just east of Pensacola. It was raining lightly for much of the way through the Florida panhandle. |
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| Overpasses through Pensacola |
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| Even the overpasses celebrate the Navy Blue Angels aerobatic team. |
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| Our home for the next week. |
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| Sites are a bit tight and they were very soggy with all the rain they have had. |
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| They have a fish pond on site. Nice reflections on this fine morning. |
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| Bath house and laundry. Looks a bit rough from the outside. |
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| That puddle in the center is the laundry discharge I think. Yuck....and smelly. |
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| Nicely redone showers though. |
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| Pool is a bit dirty. Haven't seen anyone use it though. |
Lots to see in the area and we're looking forward to seeing what we can in the next week.
.....and that was Our View From Here!
That was a lot of damage from the hurricane. Beautiful area, hope they get it back in shape soon!
ReplyDeleteHot and humid certainly isn't fun. I remember as a kid going to Arkansas every summer people complaining about the same thing..as a kid had no idea what they were talking about...as an adult oh yeah I get it ...don't blame you for moving on!! Enjoy your time..looking forward to this adventure!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your time there, we have been to that park many times, not fancy but reasonable and handy. I am sure you will enjoy the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola (free) and Lamberts Cafe in the gulf shores in a fun place to enjoy a meal (home of the Thowed Rolls). So much to see in that area.
ReplyDeleteI love the area you are in now. We stayed at Blue Grass RV in Foley. A PA park as well. As George mentioned the Naval Base has an amazing Air Museum (bring your passport to get onto the base), there is also the Lighthouse, over looks the field that Blue Angels use for training, a Fort or Redoubt (can't remember which one now). All on the base.
ReplyDeleteOld Town Pensacola is a wonderful way to spend a couple of half days. Admission is good for 5 days.
Foley has a miniature train museum, with working models and a bit of a show, a walking path leaves the museum and wanders around for a bit. A model air plane flying field, and a medical museum are in the area as well.
Check out the Norsemen in the Woods, the prehistoric creatures and the marina near Elberta.
If you search my blog you can see a bit of what we toured in the area. It might give you an idea if you are interested in going to check those things out.