Sleep Inn And Suites Panama City

Beautiful beaches.

Too bad they are flanked by zealots and bikers. Been a long time since I had seen such racism co-existing with constant praise to the almighty (I know, usually go hand-in-hand).

If you are looking for a confederate flag boogie board, they have plenty to choose from.

White sand, clear aqua water...and lots of country families compliments of Alabama. If you can ...

... 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 ...

... and what a sight. You could see lights of the town over the shoreline. We looked for ghost crabs. These guys are funny looking. They are as white as the sand and all you can see are their black eyes as they scurry along the white surf. Audrey was beyond tired and needed to get to sleep so we returned home and went to bed. Remember its all in the atmosphere, right Beth?

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.

... we headed south to Tulum. There´s a stunning beach there but I was more impressed by a man I met called Jeff. He is the first guy that I´ve met that has been run over by a train. He tried to jump a running train in Mexico many moons ago but slipped off and the train went over his toes. His right foot is now a stump, no toes but the ball of the foot is still intact. From Tulum Steve wanted to see some ruins?! I declined and we met up again in my next stop - Belieze.

When we got back to PJ's, in the Florida panhandle, I went right back to helping out on the phones and Terry started to search the internet for our new RV home. After about 2 months, he found one that he liked and that fit our requirements. It was down in Ocala, so he drove down to check it out. It turned out to be in great shape and a good deal (even less than the insurance check for the old RV ...

... immediately quit both medications. We had meanwhile started back on the road and were in northern Alabama when she started seizing. I decided to return to FL with Lika to see if the vet could help her, which unfortunately, he couldn't do very much, so I had to make that very difficult decision to put her to sleep, so she wouldn't suffer any more. It broke my heart, but we had 16 good years together. We buried her on PJ's 'farm' and a couple of days later, I drove back up to Terry.

... too far away to see what it was. Terry meanwhile, got a forked stick and also grabbed his hatchet and was prepared to kill the snake, but it slithered off. I hate snakes! We don't have snakes on Maui, now I have to be careful when I'm walking Lika, especially in rural areas. Time to move on towards The Rally in Daytona Beach, so we took our time and spent a night at one of the only WalMarts in all of Florida that allowed overnights, just outside of Jacksonville.