Quality Inn And Suites 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.

... I relish the sunshine and the brightness that comes with it. In this northern Florida panhandle we have miles and miles of the world's whitest beaches, a bay and the Gulf of Mexico that are the seat of all the recreation. The Panama City Beach area is referred to as the Emerald Coast because of the crystal green waters. Rae, my friend from Germany who is now in North Carolina, visited for a weekend. That was a highlight to ...

... 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 ...

... and tried to teach the other kids how to use it. They had some good attempts, but there just wasn't enough surf that day. The water was warm and nice enough to stay in and chit chat the day away. We ate some lunch and watched the kids play in the sand, creating sea serpents and whales, before we decided that we all had enough sun for the day. We made plans for dinner ...

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 say my family lives for fishing is an understatement. Mom's father Lew Wright lived on the trout stream. When we were old enough to be "papoosed" on his back, we were out hiking and fishing. Not that we remember any of it at that age. Lew was well known in Western Pennsylvania for his fishing skills. He retired early from Alcoa ...

... south to Cozumel. It was here that i got burnt for my first time on the trip. I was pouring with rain so I thought iīd give the factor 40 a rest for the day when we took bikes round the island but this backfired and I was fashioning rucksack lines on my back. The main reason I went to Cozumel wasnīt to get burnt in the rain, it was to go diving. This was my first time in about a year. You dive with a buddy, i.e in pairs. My buddy was German and he was a tit ...

... storage, some that I had in the old RV, some new. We finally had most everything as we liked it, but there were still a couple of things Terry wanted checked out at the Tiffin service center in Red Bay, AL so when we finally left PJ's, we drove on up there in the NW corner of AL. While there, we also took the factory tour, which was very informative and made us happy that we had gotten a ...

... with electrical hookup for the RV, which we parked in the large open area, as well as, all the various cars. We were enjoying our stay there with our friends and PJ's really good cooking, as well as, helping with the phones, so we stayed through Memorial Day. Even my little Lika got along fine with PJ's two big dogs. Speaking of Lika, I took her to local vet to get her annual shots and certificates (that we often had to show at some parks, plus we were planning to go into ...

... it was on to the tiny town of Vernon, FL where our friend PJ has a house. PJ was supposed to be there at that time, but had a change of plans and couldn't leave Maui. Her friend, Vinny, also lives there and kept company with us. We were able to park in their big back "yard", next to their workshop garage and across from one of the two ponds on the property. Terry fished to his heart's content and caught a bunch of small stuff plus a couple of big ...