Marriott Legends Edge At Bay Point 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 Katīs--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.

... or other critters that may be near by. This area of Florida has the most diversity of living creatures than in all of the US including bears. It was after lunch at the Marina, when I decided to take a walk along a rustic path to a beach cove area, that I saw an alligator in the water - grassy area just under a small bridge. Being the good tourist, I had to take a picture and it was then that he slapped his tail on the ...

... had only brought my blender or food processor for making hummus ..... The water has receded quickly - one of the benefits of being on sand. We hope to be on the road early tomorrow. We are not sure how many stops will entice us as we leave Florida, cross Alabama and enter Louisiana. We also foresee some longer days of travel when we get to Texas so are doing some advance planning.

... windshield wipes at Advance Auto.We arrived at St. George Inn around 5 PM or so.  The Inn is an old house.  I had reserved the Windjammer "Suite"--it was actually a regular room, with a King bed.  It was like staying at a relative's house, only you had to pay. The bed creaked and was uncomfortable; the toilet ran if you didn't jiggle the handle; the TV was very small and was up on a stand on the wall.  But it was OK for one night.We took a walk on the ...

... of the coach is going through a general reorganization as we determine what we use most frequently and I have started a bin for things to be left behind at some time in the future. There are a few things that I wish I had thought to include but we will pick them up at a future date or get replacements enroute. All in all we are finding the coach very comfortable to live in. When we returned to the ...

... close to the coastline! The first part, as we head south west, is rural in nature and the beaches narrow. The towns do not seem as prosperous as those we encountered later in the day. Traffic moved slowly so it was easy to look around and enjoy the scenery. This was great as there were no places to pull off and park! Much of this road had construction crews working on the shore ...

After a good nights rest we continued our path East with an obligatory stop at Mobile (Alabama) which we had some positive feedback about. The feedback was correct, it has a slight appearance of a small New Orleans but without all the tourists, tramps and groups of riotous drunks. We had also been recommended to have a good ol' southern style breakfast at a place called "Spot of Tea". What a great place ...

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 ...

... how to fish. Their wedding photos show Skip & Min leaving the reception with...fishing poles. So, here we are at a resort that has a fishing pier. And after we check in...the first priority is to check out the fishing sites, after going to the Post Office to pick up his fishing gear. Of course, Skip has already downloaded all the maps.

So after making my way across Mexico, me and steve hit the east coast. Close to Cancun is the Isle of Mujeres (translates to Island of Woman). The name is a bit of false advertising it should really be called Isle of Mujeres y Hombres. The hostel we stayed at was on the beach. it was a nice palce, sharpened up my beach volleyball and footie skills but I was just killing time because I had a flight to Florida. It was a bit of a novelty being let on a plane ...