Pensacola Beach

It was a beautiful sunny day expected to be in the low 70's so we decided this was a perfect day for the beach! Pensacola Beach is part of the Gulf Islands National Seashore which stretches from Fort Walton Beach area to Gulfport Mississippi. It is an amazingly beautiful part of the US, these barrier islands have pristine snow-white sand..... …

Monday, March 4, 2013Pensacola BeachPensacola Beach is a barrier island (actually peninsula) off of Pensacola. It is very pretty with a beautiful beach. Of course, there are homes, hotels, stores, and restaurants. Apparently, Hurricane Ivan in 2004 did a lot of damage so many of the buildings are new or redone since then. Consequently, …

Today I got up super early and drove from Mobile to Theodore, Alabama so I could check out Bellingrath Gardens. It cost $12 just to get into the gardens! They also have a house tour and a cruise around the lake, but I'm sure that would've ended up being like $35 all together. The gardens were really nice and well kept. There were a few school …

... them...and that guy is not me! After the sun sets this guy comes up to the bridge and we start chatting. He lives in Pensacola and is a fencing contractor. His photography is a hobby. Though he does take photos for his church and others. He wants to stop ...

... ,000 in $1 bills stapled to the walls, ceiling, railings, bar, etc,. Also, spend some time on the boardwalk at the intersections of Pensacola Beach Blvd, Fort Pickens Rd, and Via de Luna Dr.  And drive down the Via de Luna Dr. to see some pretty ...

... Home to the USS Alabama along with other war memorabilia, we had a short visit before continuing on our way. We arrived at Pensacola beach shortly before lunchtime and everyone was keen to hit the white sandy shores of the gulf coast. The weather was ...

On our way to Pensacola we stopped in Mobile, Alabama where we saw the USS Alabama.   After that we headed straight to Pensacola Beach for the afternoon before heading over to our hotel. ...

... twanging!! Right on! Today we drove for 3 hours through Mississippi and Alabama, and finally arrived at Pensacola, Florida.  An absolutely beautiful beach city..... too bad we could only sunbake in our JEANS it was so cold! We ate lunch ...

Leeroy experienced a road trip U.S.A style 6:30am straight to the coach with a stop at Pensacola beach nice white sands e.t.c. for lunch & Avo...too bad there was a thunder storm warning so beach was closed for the afternoon so ended up a 8 hour ...

... time and enjoy ourselves for a bit. HA! I hate me too. We hopped on a Greyhound bus in New Orleans bound for Pensacola Beach. It’s a relatively small sand bank community just off the Florida pan-handle in the Gulf of Mexico. I won’t dwell on ...

... Chardonnay, un peu sucré, va très bien avec l’air salé de la mer, salée, hi hi… La route passe par Pensacola, nous décidons de nous arrêter. Nous avions lu que c’est une bonne destination de voile, mais nous n’étions jamais ...

Today we visited the National Naval Aviation Museum located on Pensacola Naval Air Station.  After a walk around the exhibits we watched 'The Story of Flight' in the iMax theatre which includes footage of the Blue Angels US Flight Demonstration ...

... in the Caribbean or Pacific Islands? If you live in the US, save your money and rent a vacation house on Santa Rosa Island in Pensacola, Florida. The water in the Gulf of Mexico is nearly clear and combined with the 99% white quartz sand, it's about as ...