Holiday Inn Select Panama City

... a spot on the sand away from the kiddies and mullets...pretty good time.

Had a dolphin swim within 15 feet of me, probably due to our perfected dolphin and mermaid calls (I had nothing on Brad and Kat´s--but it worked).

We had no idea what we were getting into.

But this seems to be the only place on earth that serves Busch Beer in bottles--worth the price of admission.

... for sighting dolphins although the boat cruise itself, although windy, was enjoyable. My friend Patsy emailed me that her very good friend Cindy was in Panama City Beach, so we met at Pier Point and then Uncle Ernie's for seafood dinners. Cindy has a lovely condo on the beach and generously offered me the use of her condo after she left to return to Oklaholma. It was delightful for me to have this 1 bedroom condo on the 7th ...

Because of a job interview in Tallahassee, FL, Larry and I decided to use the weekend prior to the interview to visit the surrounding area.  We'd been to Florida lots of times, but never to Tallahassee or the Panhandle.We left early Saturday morning.  It rained all the way down to Florida.  I had packed a picnic lunch from Zoe's--chicken salad, pimento cheese, fruit, and cookies.  We ate this in the car while driving. Our only stops were for gas and to buy ...

... before lunch it was suggested that we might want to delay our departure until Monday. The area to the west of us is experiencing even heavier rains accompanied by thunderstorms and wind. We decided to follow this advice and use the down time to catch up on some tasks that we had been postponing. Don even cleaned the roof of the coach, taking advantage of the moisture up there! I was glad when he climbed down!

... these confusing couples. This leather clad biker is walking his "wife's dog" (uh..huh) Jo Jo. It's amazing how many of these incongruous couples are walking around the campgrounds we've visited. We kayaked on the bay and paddled over to some interesting craft that were moored offshore. There was a "bait boat" that was set up to catch and sell live bait to fisherman. The boat looked like a take off of our friend Vinny Di Marco's "Putt Putt" machine that ...

The Marriott Legends is on a golf course, NOT on the Gulf beach. From our condo to the fishing pier is a 10 minute walk. To the beach, a 10 minute drive. We've got the best of both worlds. This morning, it's out to the real beach so mom can "walk the sands." The girls are beaching it while Skip and Gary are ...

... to fish. Lew gave me my first rod...a Wright & McGill. And he tried to teach me how to cast. At the age of 6 I was practicing in his yard. I think my brother Skip was hooked at birth. My younger brother Scott also became addicted. So addicted that he now lives on a trout stream, the Sinnemahoning Creek in Driftwood, PA. Skip taught ...

... The quality and value of a Tiffin is much better than many other RV brands. The people in the RV parked next to us at 'Camp Allegro' had the most precious little Bijon named Lilly that I would have loved to have. Ever since losing Lika, I have to get my 'pet fix' by petting everybody else's dogs. Don't forget that if you click on any of the photos, you can see them all larger and as a slide show.

... where I would need them). I had been told for several years that Lika had a slight heart murmur. However, the FL vet told me that the murmur was really bad and she needed to be on medication. I had also asked about Lika's incontinence (I was putting diapers on her at night when she slept on my bed). So he gave me the heart and incontinence pills, which I started to give to her. Unfortunately, two days later, she started having very bad seizures, that didn't stop, even though ...

... Snapping Turtles about 15"-18" across, with tails almost the same length and some mean teeth (hence the alligator name), but he turned them all loose. During the week we were there, we polished the RV and did other chores, etc. Yes, even retired and riding around the country, there's still chores to do! Terry also had a semi-close encounter with a Cottonmouth Water Moccasin poisonous snake! I saw one of PJ's dogs barking and circling around something, but I ...